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I'm not sure what to think about this article. Shows that numbers can be manipulated to mean anything, especially in this age of academic freedom.

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  • Blogger 3N says so:
    12:38 AM  

    The first point is that you cannot use IQ as a measure of intelligence with disregard to education levels not being equal in all countries.
    That being said it is a ridicoulous argument that Africa's people are less intelligent. It just another attempt to justify a 'darker' Africa which cannot be prosperous unless the intelligent westerners offer their help. top

  • Blogger Mchokozi says so:
    12:37 PM  

    @3n
    your observation is absolutely right. the basis of having an "aptitude" is being educated, so the whole study is just flawed from the get-go.

    @gathara
    i don't think many africans will find the argument credible ... top

  • Blogger Acolyte says so:
    1:37 PM  

    I.Q cannot be affiliated with race at all! I have a book somewhere about debunking the Bell Curve, there are too many exogenous variables people who write these articles do not consider. top

  • Blogger Intensitee says so:
    10:02 AM  

    Thats a whole loada crap!It's sad...MCHOKOZI your versatility rocks! top

  • Blogger Intensitee says so:
    10:03 AM  

    Blog on brother! top

  • Blogger Life I Cho' says so:
    12:52 PM  

    Mchokozi is right...IQ is an antiquated concept. Nowadays, the big thing is EQ-Emotional Quotient-which supposedly has a higher correlation with what we would call intelligence. top

  • Blogger Mchokozi says so:
    3:15 PM  

    @acolyte
    very true - many factors, not just one, come into play when testing IQ

    @intensitee
    asante

    @sher ji
    i'm currently reading a book on emotional intelligence -- helps explain the influence on internal factors (emotions, etc) on external outcomes (IQ tests, performance etc). definitely eye-opening. top

  • Blogger Mchokozi says so:
    7:23 PM  

    @ city love:

    Makes me wonder how receptive I should be to 'studies' being published here and there.

    You hit the nail on the head there girl. I honestly couldn't have put it any better! top

  • Anonymous Anonymous says so:
    12:20 AM  

    mchokozi rocks my socks...man u leave me breathless with your prose and insights...i want to smother you up and eat you, pour honeybutter all over you and just ...Gobble you up so i can be as deliciously smart and eloquent as your yummy ol self!Kenyan brotha, like no otha mm, mm,mmm yeah- break me off a piece of that, Puhlease!....hotdamn!

    hungrymanguzzler xxx, top