Racial IQ Gap Narrows: Blacks Gain 4 To 7 Points On Whites

Science News ^ | 8-6-2006 | Eric jaffe

[Puppage]

Can I get reparations for those 7 points?

[chichilarue]

how do we know this is not because of intermarriage? they define "black" very loosely.

[ClearCase_guy]

Rule #1: There is NO difference in IQ scores between whites and blacks.
Rule #2: We do NOT talk about the difference in IQ scores between whites and blacks.
Rule #3: If black IQ scores increase relative to whites, make sure it runs above the fold.

[Frank T]

^

[Tzimisce]

See anything is possible when you dumb down education. :)

[John Jorsett]

Critics of IQ tests have argued themselves blue that the tests are biased, IQ is a nebulous concept that can't be effectively measured, blah blah blah. I wonder what they'll say now that there's a study that shows an improvement. Will they suddenly be on board, or will they continue to say that attempting to measure IQ is a stupid -- if not racist -- thing to do?

[DeuceTraveler]

Good! I hope that this reflects a growing black middle class.

[cvq3842]

And the libs say conservatives ignore science.

Ann Coulter was right. My faith tells me all human beings have equal worth. All the libs have are IQ tests, which they have to sweep under the rug.

[fkabuckeyesrule]

..and if they had included Cindy Sheehan in the study blacks would have gained 10 points in IQ!

[maryz]

Good! I hope that this reflects a growing black middle class.

Probably. Thomas Sowell predicted this years ago, based on the experience of many immigrant groups, who scored low on IQ tests until their social and economic situations improve.

[jpsb]

Me too, that would be the upside, the down side could be dumbing down the public schools hits some groups harder then others.

[Michael.SF.]

This is good news. If the IQ of Blacks keep increasing pretty soon they will figure out that the dems have been screwing them all these years.

[UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide]

WHITES

are getting DUMMER

[wardaddy]

The black middle class which has grown bigtime since the 50s votes hardly different from any other "black class".

plenty of smart poor people btw

[giobruno]

LOL, err, I mean, (lol, quietly, under my breath while walking away)

[wardaddy]

btw....whites are allegedly at least one level smarter than a century ago as well.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Probably. Thomas Sowell predicted this years ago, based on the experience of many immigrant groups, who scored low on IQ tests until their social and economic situations improve.

This would argue that IQ is more nurture then nature.

As we are only half baked at birth this makes sense.

[GeronL]

This is directly related to Paris and Nikki Hilton and Britney Spears isn't it??

[Balding_Eagle]

LOL!

Very perceptive