Topic: Alfred Binet

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85: Overman
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85: Overman

GINA Loopholes and the History of IQ Testing

The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) is discussed as having significant loopholes regarding "gene-lining." This leads to a history of the IQ test, originally developed by Alfred Binet and Theodore Simon in 1905 to help struggling students. The hosts argue that the test was quickly corrupted for use at Ellis Island and in the military to create erroneous racial hierarchies and gatekeep elite opportunities.