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10th Sep 2000

Intelligence and IQ

Genetically modified apples and strawberry's prevent tooth decay, a gadget to help athletes train, female Polar Bears develop male genitalia, a machine to predict heart attacks. Plus an interview with Dr. John Duncan, MRC Scientist from Cambridge University who looks at what intelligence is, what makes some people 'intelligent', what is IQ (intelligence quotient), is intelligence something we are born with (nature), or can intelligence be learned (nurture). Cognitive and brain scientist John Duncan talks about IQ, and where in the brain is intelligence?

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