[ExI] Hive Mind: Anyone here read it?

[Dan TheBookMan]

On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 10:32 AM, Rafal Smigrodzki <
rafal.smigrodzki at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 25, 2015 at 1:43 PM, Dan TheBookMan <danust2012 at gmail.com>
wrote:
>>> On Oct 24, 2015 8:57 PM, "Dan TheBookMan" <danust2012 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
http://www.amazon.com/Hive-Mind-Your-Nation%C2%92s-Matters/dp/0804785961
[snip]
>>
>> None of the above. From the description, it appears to be a metaphor or
maybe he's
>> saying we already have something like it. It's supposedly about a
nation's average IQ
>> being a more important predictor than individual IQ. Put another way:
what he seems
>> to conclude -- I haven't read it -- is that it's better to be in a
nation whose average
>> intelligence is high as opposed to having intelligence in a nation whose
average
>> intelligence is much lower.
>>
>> This seems to not be much of a surprise. One can be easily imagine a
bunch
>> of people with higher average intelligence would have an overall better
multiplier
>> for things like cognitive specialization. Imagine Einstein or a Hawking
stuck in
>> a society of unimaginative dolts. But I imagine he puts more into than
just a
>> set of cute analogies and humorous anecdotes.
>
> ### This doesn't seem to be a new finding - in the HBD circles this is
received wisdom. Lynn published on it in 2010, and Lynn and Vanhanen
published "IQ and the wealth of nations" in 2002. Jones himself published
on it in 2011.

I see that he cites Lynn and Vanhanen in the index, but I've yet to read
the book -- or the work of Lynn and Vanhanen for that matter. :)

Regards,

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