Episode · Lex Fridman Podcast · 2022-07-14
Lex Fridman & Richard Haier: books mentioned on Lex Fridman Podcast #302
#302 – Richard Haier: IQ Tests, Human Intelligence, and Group Differences
Richard Haier is a psychologist specializing in the science of human intelligence.
Lex Fridman recommended The neuroscience of intelligence by Richard J. Haier, and discussed The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer and Flowers for Algernon by David Rogers and others. Richard Haier discussed The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi, The Bell Curve by Richard J. Herrnstein and others, Bible, Human Diversity by Charles Murray, and Facing Reality by Charles Murray, and criticized The Mismeasure of Man by Stephen Jay Gould.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The neuroscience of intelligence
Recommended“You give, first of all, you have a great book on the neuroscience of intelligence.”
Where to get it
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The Book of Five Rings
Discussed“he's an ancient warrior famous for the book of five rings in the martial arts world”
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The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
Discussed“so one of the things I've recently re-read for the second time i guess that's what the word reread means the rise and fall of the third reich which is i think the best telling of the rise and fall of hitler”
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The Bell Curve
Discussed“there's a book called the bell curve written in 1994 written by psychologist richard hernstein and political scientist charles murray”
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The Mismeasure of Man
Critiqued“and google the scientific reviews of his book the mismeasure of man and they will take these statements apart”
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Bible
Discussed“Murray went on to write some additional books, two in the last couple of years; one about human diversity where he goes through the data refuting the idea that race is only a social construct with no biological meaning.”
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Human Diversity
Discussed“a book is called human diversity he talks about race and he talks about gender”
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Facing Reality
Discussed“a book called facing reality where he talks about this again”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The neuroscience of intelligence
“now you give first of all you have a great book on the neuroscience of intelligence”
Plugged The neuroscience of intelligence
“It's kind of a long story that I go into a little more detail in the book 'Neuroscience of Intelligence', but to say he was vilified is an understatement.”