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Richard Haier, Professor Emeritus in the School of Medicine at the University of California, Irvine, discusses controversies surrounding human intelligence, the origin and value of IQ tests, the relationship between intelligence and brain structure, the accuracy and potential biases of IQ tests, predicting career success with IQ tests, the parieto-frontal integration theory of intelligence, debunking myths about intelligence, the controversy surrounding standardized tests, and group differences in intelligence research.

There is almost nothing more important to understand about people than intelligence. It can be measured more accurately than anything else in the social sciences. It differs tremendously and importantly between individuals. It is the single most important determinant of life success. It's very existence, however, remains subject to substantive debate, most of it highly politicized. Dr. Richard Haier has recently written a major book on the topic,