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The article acknowledges this, and says that the major findings is: - IQ is not as strongly correlated to parents as believed - IQ is not negatively correlate

The article acknowledges this, and says that the major findings is: - IQ is not as strongly correlated to parents as believed - IQ is not negatively correlated with fertility When an article says "we've found evidence against current accepted knowledge" it is not a counter argument to say "Current accepted knowledge says otherwise, therefore you are wrong!" But we do need better access to the numbers behind both sides in order to participate in the discussion.

walkhour 4y ago
I agree you're technically right, however I think the article does everything possible to obscure this fact, see some quotes: > The research suggests that genes aren’t what’s driving the decline in IQ scores, according to the study, published Monday. > The causes in IQ increases over time and now the decline is due to environmental factors > It’s not that dumb people are having more kids than smart people, to put it crudely. It’s something to do with the environment, because we’re seeing the same differences within families But I agree we need numbers, which was the most important thing the article could've provided.
hajile 4y ago
IQ builds on itself. You gain static intelligence (what you’ve learned) using fluid intelligence (IQ). But learning new things quickly relies on a large body of knowledge to draw from. Lots of poor people denigrate education. “Street Smart” is considered the only useful knowledge. Lots of these parents literally don’t care if their kids fail out of school (after all, they did too and are “just fine”). These kids never build up that critical knowledge early which nullifies their IQ for life. Bad diet, abuse, crime, high stress, being raised by a single mother, etc also affect IQ. All these things are pervasive in most poor neighborhoods. Parents don’t affect initial intelligence as much, but they certainly affect whether that intelligence is squandered.
- pessimizer 4y ago
  This is original research.

walkhour 4y ago

I agree you're technically right, however I think the article does everything possible to obscure this fact, see some quotes: > The research suggests that genes aren’t what’s driving the decline in IQ scores, according to the study, published Monday. > The causes in IQ increases over time and now the decline is due to environmental factors > It’s not that dumb people are having more kids than smart people, to put it crudely. It’s something to do with the environment, because we’re seeing the same differences within families But I agree we need numbers, which was the most important thing the article could've provided.

hajile 4y ago

IQ builds on itself. You gain static intelligence (what you’ve learned) using fluid intelligence (IQ). But learning new things quickly relies on a large body of knowledge to draw from. Lots of poor people denigrate education. “Street Smart” is considered the only useful knowledge. Lots of these parents literally don’t care if their kids fail out of school (after all, they did too and are “just fine”). These kids never build up that critical knowledge early which nullifies their IQ for life. Bad diet, abuse, crime, high stress, being raised by a single mother, etc also affect IQ. All these things are pervasive in most poor neighborhoods. Parents don’t affect initial intelligence as much, but they certainly affect whether that intelligence is squandered.

pessimizer 4y ago
This is original research.