"Noble and Sowell have two theories about why poor children have smaller brains. One is that poor families lack access to material goods that aid healthy development, such as good nutrition and higher-quality health care. The other is that poor families tend to live more chaotic lives, and that stress could inhibit healthy brain development."They didn't even dare to mention another possibility--that the parents had smaller brains and passed this genetically to their children, giving them a propensity to remain poor due to lower intelligence and therefore lower ability to earn money. I'm not saying this is likely, but as scientists, they should put all options on the table no matter how politically distasteful, and see where science takes them. Of course, there could even be epigenetic factors in play due to low nutrition, stress, etc. too.
So funny. I hadn’t read your comment when I posted mine. Their ‘two theories’ jumped out at me also.
It’s bizarre to ignore genetics. Genes are important in horse racing, agriculture and dog breeding but these guys pretend they’re not worth mentioning when it comes to humans.
Sheesh - even poor people with their smaller brains know a pit bull is better protection than a cocker spaniel.