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Reminded of Polgár.. "Psychologist László Polgár theorized that any child could become a genius in a chosen field with early training. As an experiment, he tra
by tzm 8y ago
Reminded of Polgár..
"Psychologist László Polgár theorized that any child could become a genius in a chosen field with early training. As an experiment, he trained his daughters in chess from age 4. All three went on to become chess prodigies, and the youngest, Judit, is considered the best female player in history."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A1szl%C3%B3_Polg%C3%A1r https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A1szl%C3%B3_Polg%C3%A1r
- OscarCunningham 8y agoThis seems like evidence both ways. For nurture, because the training was successful, and for nature, because Polgár was himself good at chess.
- nicolashahn 8y agoIf he really wanted to prove his point, he'd raise someone else's kid to be good at chess, not his own. I don't think what he did is evidence for nurture > nature.