Darrin McMahon, “Deconstructing Genius” (Open Agenda, 2021)
New Books in Science, Technology, and Society
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Is There a Marker of Genie?
The ic exam is developed in france for, not to identify genius, but to identify retardations. The hunt for a marker of genius emerges directly out of this whole nineteenth century genealogical science. And so lowis terman, whom i referred to before, the american psychologist who spends most ofhis r at stanford, who really takes binet's thinking and makes the i c examine what it is,. You knowfor forcomass populations.
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