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#353 - Robert Plomin - How Do Genes Influence Our Behaviour?

Modern Wisdom

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Is There an Increase in Heritability Over Time With IQ?

IQ is general reasoning, abstract reasoning, the scientific method. But we don't teach it in schools and that has a lot to do with academic outcomes. Michael Gove instituted this idea of a phonetic screening test when he was secretary of education almost a decade ago now. It's really kind of a cool test, where you read age-appropriate words at seven,. And then as fast as you can, as many words as you can in two minutes.

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