43: Intelligence, IQ Testing and Genetics

The Psychology Podcast

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🗓️ 3 May 2016

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Dr. Stuart Richie is an expert in human intelligencedifferencesand their relations to the brain, genetics, andeducation. Thisepisode distills some of the most important andinteresting ideasin intelligence, IQ testing, genetics and theiraffects on societyat large. We discuss the false dichotomy betweennature vs.nurture. We illuminate popular media and institutionalpressures todeliver sensational findings. We cover the ethicalimplications ofthe quickly developing genetic science, withquestions like “shouldinsurance companies be able to raise yourrates depending on yourgenetics?” Ultimately, this is acrash course on thepsychology of intelligence featuring two expertson the topic.Enjoy! And check out Stuart’s book Intelligence: All That Matters. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-psychology-podcast/support

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the psychology podcast with Dr Scott Barry Kaufman where we give
0:04.8	you insights into the mind, brain, behavior, and creativity.
0:08.3	Each episode will feature a new guest who will stimulate your mind and give you a greater
0:11.9	understanding of yourself, others, and the world we live in.
0:14.8	Hopefully we'll also provide a glimpse into human possibility.
0:18.0	Thanks for listening and enjoy the podcast. I'm going to Today we have Dr. Stuart Ritchie on the show. Stuart is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Center for Cognitive Aging and Cognitive
0:44.7	Epidemology in the University of Edinburgh's Department of Psychology.
0:48.4	I'm sure he'll tell me I mispronounce that word.
0:51.0	His research focuses on how intelligence develops and changes across the lifespan.
0:55.2	What might influence it in childhood and how he might prevent it from declining in later life.
0:59.1	His studies of intelligence have been published in journals such as psychological Science, current biology, child development,
1:04.8	and intelligence.
1:05.8	Thanks for being on the show, Stuart.
1:07.5	My pleasure, hi.
1:08.5	Is it Edinburgh?
1:10.5	Did I totally miss Prudence?
1:11.5	We would say Edinburgh, which I realize Americans have real difficulty with, but
1:16.2	Edinburgh.
1:17.2	Edinburgh, okay. Yeah, that's very good. Yeah, I've tried to like mix it with the accent a little bit.
1:22.4	Okay. I love getting my American friends to do
1:26.9	I attempt Scottish accents because it's very very they sometimes go English they sometimes go Irish
1:31.5	it's very difficult for them to get a
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