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Jul 2, 2007
Measuring The I.Q. Test
Larry Mantle interviews Stephen Murdoch, the author of I.Q.: A Smart History of a Failed Idea. The book tells the story of how Americans came to regard the IQ test as the ultimate and infallible measure of intelligence, and why it is still in use today.

Larry Mantle interviews Stephen Murdoch, the author of I.Q.: A Smart History of a Failed Idea. The book tells the story of how Americans came to regard the IQ test as the ultimate and infallible measure of intelligence, and why it is still in use today.

Larry Mantle interviews Stephen Murdoch, the author of I.Q.: A Smart History of a Failed Idea. The book tells the story of how Americans came to regard the IQ test as the ultimate and infallible measure of intelligence, and why it is still in use today.

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Host, AirTalk
Host, Morning Edition, AirTalk Friday, The L.A. Report A.M. Edition
Senior Producer, AirTalk with Larry Mantle
Producer, AirTalk with Larry Mantle
Producer, AirTalk with Larry Mantle
Associate Producer, AirTalk & FilmWeek
Associate Producer, AirTalk
Apprentice News Clerk, AirTalk
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