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...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...
This is a busy summer for the paranormal: The Arrival sent Charlie Sheen off to battle aliens (involved in a, yes, government conspiracy), and this week, in Phenomenon, John Travolta undergoes a mysterious hoisting of his IQ and psychic powers. The season has already been a sweltering one for blockbusters: Twister has earned more than $215 million at the U.S. box office, Mission Impossible more than $160 million. But ID4, with heroic humankind battling an army of soulless space lizards, may well be the biggest. Says Steven Spielberg, who evoked the wonder of interplanetary communication in Close Encounters...
...with unassuming, homespun heroes and heroines: from James Fenimore Cooper's Deerslayer to Mark Twain's Tom and Huck, to Will Rogers and Ma and Pa Kettle and the Clampetts of Beverly Hills, to Forrest Gump, who took the myth one step further by demonstrating that a double-digit IQ could lead to immense worldly success if accompanied by a good heart and simple decency. It is the essence of Capra's best-loved heroes. Jefferson Smith must contend with the schemes of Senator Paine, his onetime hero who plays a scene decked out in white tie and tails...