Question

As it turns out, the author of this lesson (Dashiell Young-Saver, pictured at left) is a descendent of the mostly “moron grade” Jews that immigrated to the U.S. in the early 1900s. He would like to point out some interesting figures. Today, Jews are 3% of the U.S. and 0.2% of the world population. Yet, they make up:

- 36% of U.S. Nobel winners, 20% of all Nobel prizes (humanities & sciences), and 23% of all Fields Medals winners (mathematics) [1]

- 16% of Ivy League students (Harvard, Yale, etc.) [2]

The 1917 report quoted on the previous slide has since been discredited, with modern commentators pointing out serious flaws in its findings. What might those flaws have been?

Answer 1

Some of the flaws in the 1917 report may have included biased data collection methods, incorrect assumptions about intelligence and genetics, and a lack of consideration for social and economic factors that may have influenced the IQ scores of different populations. Additionally, the report may have failed to account for the cultural differences and barriers that could have impacted the test results of certain groups.