The Flynn Effect (upward drift of IQ scores across generations) is qualitatively different from Black-White IQ differences in the US: Dutch psychometricians using complex methodologies found that the Flynn Effect appears to operate on different factors than those driving the Black-White gap, and therefore the Flynn Effect is unlikely to automatically close the racial gap.

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Speaker

Charles Murray

Evidence Quote

it appears therefore that the nature of the flynn effect is qualitatively different from the nature of black white differences in the united states... implications of the flynn effect for the black white difference differences appear small

Source

The Black-White IQ Gap: Charles Murray VS James Flynn (2006 Debate)Aporia Podcast
Created: 8/11/2026, 1:37:20 AM

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