Russia's Usmanov to return James Watson's auctioned Nobel medal

BBC New ^ | 12/10/14 | BBC

[caddie]

Strange but Marconi won a Nobel but not Edison. Hmmm.

[Leaning Right]

serving pork fried rice or working at a convenience store is still many rungs above running in a gang or collecting food stamps

Yep. And the children of those Asians are either studying hard in school, or working hard to make the business grow.

[driftless2]

Yeah...I know one too who served fried rice. He and his wife owned the restaurant. He also had two other occupations one that required a high IQ. Although you can’t be a dunce and run a successful restaurant either.

[Ohioan]

Egalitarianism is not just based on an absurd fantasy--no one reading this ever sat next to his or her equal in any school room, unless his or her twin or triplet. It is clearly The Greatest Mischief Ever Wrought--an insult & corrupting influence to and on every self-respecting person.

The "head in the sands" insanity, which prevents students studying the profound actual variations in the human species, prevents any rational approach to basic human problems.

Mr. Watson deserves an apology from all those in the public eye, who rushed to condemn him for daring to address the bases for some of the very "problems" frequently addressed as "grievances," which lead to completely unnecessary & unproductive ill will among peoples.

William Flax

[twister881]

“Stupid is as stupid does, sir.” — Forrest Gump

[twister881]

Agree, and IQ is not the best measure of success. Lots of people with high intelligence who are personal or professional failures.

My guess about Western culture is climate. The need to contend with changing seasons, including cold winters, may have motivated Caucasians to be innovative. “Necessity is the mother of invention.”

Also, modern Caucasian versus Oriental cultures reveal more decentralized decision-making and less slavishness to family or organizational structures. IOW, free-thinking West vs. robot-like East. Problem solving and leadership (West), as opposed to rote learning and following direction (East).

[Hot Tabasco]

why do black activists and their self-styled defenders get so bent out of shape about this?

Nobody likes to end up in last place, especially behind golden labs........

[farming pharmer]

'Agree, and IQ is not the best measure of success. Lots of people with high intelligence who are personal or professional failures.

My guess about Western culture is climate. The need to contend with changing seasons, including cold winters, may have motivated Caucasians to be innovative. “Necessity is the mother of invention.”

Also, modern Caucasian versus Oriental cultures reveal more decentralized decision-making and less slavishness to family or organizational structures. IOW, free-thinking West vs. robot-like East. Problem solving and leadership (West), as opposed to rote learning and following direction (East).

Excellent post. I never thought about that (the climate yes, the devotion to family and institutions, no). Whites (as a culture) seem to value independence, don't they..

[ek_hornbeck]

IQ tests are a fairly reliable measure of raw intelligence - memory, basic knowledge, logic, etc. It doesn't reliably measure things like innovation and creativity.

This is probably why Caucasians, in spite of having lower IQs than East Asians, have surpassed them in inventiveness. What you say about individualism vs. collectivism probably plays a part too.