I love the social sciences, but they tend to tell you more about the people studying them then they do about the actual subjects they study. I’m a believer that much of the data in the Social Sciences would benefit from reexamination using recalibrated metrics, as the political shifts in the world of the last 50 years have caused seismic shifts in the ways data is collected, organized, and interpreted. I’ve got some ideas of major areas of the Social Sciences which need to be reconsidered, as they have significantly impacted legislation in ways that have caused almost immeasurable suffering around the world IMO.
IQ is one of those ‘classic’ metrics which has in some ways fallen out of favor as being meaningful for large portions of society. I wouldn’t go so far as to suggest it is akin to phrenology, but what exactly it measures in relation to practical ideas of intelligence is in debate. Short of diagnosing potential Developmental Disorders, they are part of a battery of tests these days, as by themselves IQ test results don’t tell much useful information.
I love the social sciences, but they tend to tell you more about the people studying them then they do about the actual subjects they study. I’m a believer that much of the data in the Social Sciences would benefit from reexamination using recalibrated metrics, as the political shifts in the world of the last 50 years have caused seismic shifts in the ways data is collected, organized, and interpreted. I’ve got some ideas of major areas of the Social Sciences which need to be reconsidered, as they have significantly impacted legislation in ways that have caused almost immeasurable suffering around the world IMO.
IQ is one of those ‘classic’ metrics which has in some ways fallen out of favor as being meaningful for large portions of society. I wouldn’t go so far as to suggest it is akin to phrenology, but what exactly it measures in relation to practical ideas of intelligence is in debate. Short of diagnosing potential Developmental Disorders, they are part of a battery of tests these days, as by themselves IQ test results don’t tell much useful information.