The Genius in all of us : : why Everything You've Been Told About Genetics, Talent, and IQ is Wrong
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DNA does not make us who we are. Journalist David Shenk debunks the long-standing notion of genetic "giftedness," and presents new scientific research showing how greatness is in the reach of every individual. Integrating cutting-edge research from a wide swath of disciplines, Shenk maintains the problem isn't our inadequate genetic assets, but our inability, so far, to tap into what we already have. IQ testing and widespread acceptance of "innate" abilities have created an unnecessarily pessimistic view--and fostered much misdirected public education policy. The truth is much more exciting: our individual destinies are a product of the complex interplay between genes and outside stimuli--a dynamic that we, as people and as parents, can influence.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Doubleday, c2010.
Year Published: 2010
Description: xi, 302 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0385523653
9780385523653
SUBJECTS
Ability -- Genetic aspects.
Intellect -- Genetic aspects.
Animal intelligence.
Genes.