Too dangerous for words
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Arthur Jensen, professor emeritus of educational psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, first achieved notoriety in 1969 with a claim that the differences in the IQ test scores of black and whites were partly due to genetic factors. However Jensen has yet to find a publisher for a book revisiting the same ground, 'The g Factor.' Publisher John Wiley and Sons rejected the book in Jul. 1996, despite having apparently judged the first 10 chapters acceptable. It appears that the final two chapters discuss the idea of a genetic basis for racial differences in intelligence.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 1996
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From cowboys to coyboys
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Leading shyness researcher Philip Zimbardo argues that the communications age is partly to blame for the increase in the number of Americans claiming to be shy. More than half of all Americans now report being shy, compared with around 40% in the 1970s. Zimbardo points out that bank machines and automated telephone reception systems eliminate the need for the most basic of human exchanges, allowing shy people to remain in their own cocoon. He advises shy people to practice being social animals using such simple techniques as starting a conversation in a supermarket queue.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 1997
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Campuses get tough on drink
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US universities have been taking an increasingly tough stance on alcohol, with a number of campuses having banned alcohol altogether. There seems to have been a significant rise in the number of campus police officers and in the resources available to them. This is because universities are very keen to present an image of being safe places and are seeking to avoid law suits. Students at some universities have rioted in response to stricter alcohol regulations.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 1998
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