
PSYCH: The Story of the Human Mind
The Next Big Idea
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The Importance of IQ
The importance of IQ is a self-fulfilling prophecy set up by our society. We say, unless you have a high IQ, it's hard to get into Yale, Harvard, Princeton. People who have higher IQs make more money, they tend to be kinder and to be less racist, less sexist. They live longer. They do better at their job,. whether their job is as a scholar or working in the Coast Guard, or just about anything.
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