The genius in all of us : why everything you've been told about genetics, talent, and IQ is wrong / David Shenk.
Shenk, David, 1966-
2010
BF341 .S54 2010 (Mapit)
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Title
The genius in all of us : why everything you've been told about genetics, talent, and IQ is wrong / David Shenk.
Author
Shenk, David, 1966-
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
9780385523653
0385523653
Publication Details
New York : Doubleday, c2010.
Language
English
Description
xi, 302 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Call Number
BF341 .S54 2010
Dewey Decimal Classification
155.2/34
Summary
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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Includes bibliographical references.
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pt. 1. The myth of gifts
Genes 2.0 : how genes really work
Intelligence is a process, not a thing
The end of "giftedness" (and the true source of talent)
The similarities and dissimilarities of twins
Prodigies and late bloomers
Can white men jump? Ethnicity, genes, culture, and success
pt. 2. Cultivating greatness
How to be a genius (or merely great)
How to ruin (or inspire) a kid
How to foster a culture of excellence
Genes 2.1 : how to improve your genes.

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