Re: [asa] "The Inuit have the largest brains of any modern humans Something t...

From: Janice Matchett <janmatch@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue Jul 18 2006 - 12:39:27 EDT

At 12:23 PM 7/18/2006, RFaussette@aol.com wrote:

>In a message dated 7/18/2006 11:39:11 AM Eastern Standard Time,
>janmatch@earthlink.net writes:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1667814/posts

>"..For example, did you know the Inuit have the largest brains of
>any modern humans? Something to do with the cold climate. Presumably, if
>..." [snip]
>
>Yes, but the Arctic peoples average IQ is only 91. See the
>explanation for the correlation between severe winters and
>intelligence in Richard Lynn's Race Differences in Intelligence: An
>Evolutionary Analysis. The Arctic peoples defy the correlation with
>big brains and relatively low IQs. Lynn suggests it is because
>their population is so small. ~ rich faussette

@ So if this "global warming hooey ever takes off, [and] their
brains [shrink] with the ice caps", does this mean that their IQs
won't be affected?

~ Janice

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