Is IQ a "Fundamental Cause" of Health? Cognit...

Cees van der Eijk gives a talk for the Sociology seminar series. Cees van der Eijk discusses teaching quantitative methods, focussing on the need in successful methods teaching to locate methods topics in (a) the context of substantive research questions and examples, but also (b ...  Show more

Chris Zorn discusses teaching quantitative methods focussing on (a) integrating contemporary data science approaches into undergraduate instruction, and (b) using "big data" examples to generate and maintain students' interest. 

Sexuality and Faces - How does our "Gaydar" work ?Most of us think we're pretty good at guessing when somebody's gay or straight, but what signals are we using to make our decision, and how often are we right ? Psychologists at Queen Mary University of London are, for the first t ...  Show more

Le QI, ou Quotient intellectuel, est le résultat d’un test créé par des psychologues. Il permet de fournir une indication sur l’intelligence d’une personne. Certains s’alertent car le QI moyen diminuerait en Europe. En 1905, des pédagogues cherchent à aider les élèves en difficul ...  Show more

L'effet Flynn, du nom d'un universitaire néo-zélandais, rend compte de l'amélioration des résultats obtenus lors du passage de tests mesurant le quotient intellectuel. Cet effet a été constaté, dans un certain nombre de pays développés, jusqu'au début des années 1990. Depuis 1 ...

7/8In all those very different contexts ,one characteristic emerged as a significant predictor of success . And it wasn’t social (intelligences ), wasn’t good looks , physical health , and it wasn’t IQ . It was grit . Grit is passion and perseverance for very long term goals . So ...  Show more