Is Chimp IQ similar to human IQ? First steps show it is heritable.
Intelligence features in this month's National Geographic
The data are from one of the first heritability studies of IQ in chimpanzees. Chimps have a "g" factor, and aspects of it are linked to relatedness among individuals - i.e., appear to be transmitted genetically. Future work on the molecular basis of IQ in chimps will potentially shed fascinating light on the origins of human IQ (shared or not?) and perhaps therapy for retardation or boosts to IQ, if it can help zoom in the molecules that support intellectual development.
Research in action: Nathan Kuncel explains what IQ tests predict about school achievement
Intelligence research is one of the most immediately applicable ("translatable" to use the jargon) fields of psychology.
Here, Nathan Kuncel (Marvin D. Dunnette Distinguished Professor of Industrial-Organizational Psychology at the University of Minnesota) gives a clear and straightforward talk on just how strong IQ tests are as predictors, and how standardized tests can best serve us.
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2014: Graz, Austria DEC 12-14
2014 local hosts: Aljoscha C. Neubauer & Mathias Benedek
Watch the keynotes
Susan Pinker Talk: The Elephant in the Room!
2014 Distinguished Contributor Interview with Ian Deary
The annual conference offers an opportunity for those interested in intelligence to meet, present their research, and discuss current research.
Conference Highlights
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Conference Program! (pdf)
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD ADDRESS
IAN DEARY, University of Edinburgh
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
"Who Are the Costliest Members of Society?"
AVSHALOM CASPI & TERRIE ...
Florida Twin Project postdoc
A post-doctoral position is available starting July 1, 2014 on an NICHD-funded twin project on reading, behavior, and environment at the Florida State University. This project is one of six comprising the Florida Learning Disabilities Research Center, and it includes data on school-based measures of reading achievement as well as parent and child-ratings of behavior and environment from a large, diverse twin sample of children in Florida. This position is ideal for highly motivated individuals with an interest in working with a multidisciplinary group of faculty and ...
2014 Conference Registration and Paper Submission
June 1 sees the Graz 2014 Meeting announcement, and details on Hotels, registration, paper submission, and symposium suggestions. Get ready for a great meeting!
