You must identify a problem before it can be solved. Seeing other races much lower on average for some of these is concerning. I do NOT believe IQ is locked in, I believe you can improve how you focus, parse information, and connect things for problem solving as you do more over time. Thomas Sowell has talked about how culture has a huge impact on this, black or white. Some cultures are objectively harmful vs others and that needs to be addressed. It's in our best interest to have everyone be their best for so many societal reasons. <br><br>There may be certain caps on average, but even if that's true, I still believe most can improve their standing and IQ in life through their choices. Parents who care and guide their children, be good examples, give them structure and keep them out of harms way. A culture that celebrates achievement, and does not promote criminal lifestyles. <br><br>Even being raised poorly the individual always has the power to choose, and everything can't be blamed on upbringing. Its a question of priority.,(reply>), @THePunisher Xxx Yeah of course that is the case. However, these are two fundamentally different issues. I'm one of those kids i was lazy in my teens and early 20's then i went to uni, and have been consistently in the top 1% academically for my entire undergraduate degree. I am without a doubt smarter now than i was at 21 but that doesn't mean my IQ has increased. IQ is not a static measure either it's relative, so for example my IQ at 20 and IQ at 27 would be roughly similar although my frontal lobe has finished developing and i'm technically more intelligent.,(reply>), @THePunisher Xxx thanks for the feedback. Yes I think we need to promote this idea of IQ potential. Measured IQs in sub-Saharan Africa are very low but there are many causes for this including the numerous parasites in Africa that attack children’s health and brain development or the existence of bad educational  systems. <br><br>However, group IQ is also a significant barrier which can prevent an outstanding individual from reaching their true potential. If You are an individual born with the potential for a high IQ in a country where the average IQ is very low, you’re less likely to benefit from having highly intelligent instructors help you reach your potential.,(reply>), @David Blette I would agree with this. I agree there are hard genetic differences that you may not be able to overcome, but I like how you phrase it - IQ potential or ceiling. None of us start at our max potential. There is work that needs to take place to reach it, and in that frame we can all improve ourselves. <br><br>I think living on Earth is extremely difficult and has much pain and humanity as done a lot so far to make life easier to live with technology. I think we need to keep pushing and if we can modify ourselves to be healthier or smarter we should.,(reply>), @TurtlePregnancy Its not black and white. Genetics does play a huge role but there are tons of kids who are lazy and dont apply themselves in school but turn it around later on. Data doesn't account for that. It is also possible to raise your IQ. Definitely a genetic ceiling but you can improve the way you perceive and solve problems. <br><br>I'm not arguing for myself. I have seen family members and jr colleagues advance their careers and approach to issues and they are much smarter than when they started years ago.,(reply>), @TurtlePregnancy yes IQs of identical twins are highly correlated and I’m also assuming that their levels of consciousness would also be highly correlated independent of environment effects. <br><br>Again, you can have someone with high measured emotional intelligence but whether they’re conscientious and caring with that intelligence or whether they choose use it to manipulate and control other people is determined by a different personality factor (sociopathy). <br><br>However, if I was a funded academic and I chose to study the genetic determinants of differences in levels of sociopathy between individuals or races; I would be attacked if I found and presented any evidence for that. However we do know that personality characteristics like anxiety very between individuals and races. In some cases higher levels of anxiety can lead to productive rumination about the future which can lead to a higher level of conscientious preparation. (ie. people who worry about the future often prepare for the future. <br><br>In any case, what I’m saying is that besides IQ we need to study the other major personality factors and how they affect life achievement. And we need to create an environment where we don’t attack academics who find racial/cultural differences in personality characteristics or IQ.