Word: iq
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Mirror Has Two Faces" has some of the sharpest one-liners around, mostly at the hands of the incredible supporting cast. Silver-screen legend George Segal is brilliant as Gregory's womanizing buddy, a suave and sarcastic anthropology professor who admittedly prefers T-and-A over IQ: "I gave my last girlfriend a copy of Farewell to Arms--she thought it was a diet book." Lauren Bacall is also superb as Rose's mother Hannah, an aging beauty whose wit is matched only by her savvy. Hannah is exceptionally good at her principal hobby--that is, making Rose feel...
Someday, say the futurists, our streets will be filled with computer-controlled cars so "smart" they will make the prototype I'm riding in look like a brain-damaged Model T. These high-IQ roadsters will, perhaps within our lifetime, speed down smart highways under their own command, turning drivers into passengers, saving billions of dollars and transforming commuters' lives in the process...
...Many people of high IQ work for people with moderate IQ, because people with moderate IQ have intelligence in this other domain [emotional intelligence]," Goleman said...
...PCBs, already linked to neurological defects in infants and young children, may have long-lasting effects: 11-year-olds exposed to the contaminant prenatally are more likely than other kids to have low IQ scores and lag behind in reading...
There is also the fear that PGD will be misused to make "perfect babies" by selecting for genetic traits that have nothing to do with disease. Genes have not been found for good looks, high IQ or artistic talent, but if they ever are, prospective parents are sure to want them. PGD is already in demand for sex selection, though doctors refuse to use it unless there is a clear medical reason. For now the technique is being employed to bring healthy children into the world. Whether those children prove to be smart or good looking will still have...