Welcome!
This website deals with the controversy of IQ dependency. Which is the apparently complex question:
"What does IQ depend on?"
IQ turns out to be a controversial topic with many smaller discussions being tangled into it. For example does IQ depend on one’s genetic makeup or environment. Another dicussion is, does IQ measure intelligence at all?
The purpose of this website is to arrange a mapping and a analysis of the controversy made via the use of digital methods and tools. We wish to put forward which actors deals with the controversy on the internet and in what manner. It is also shown how the scientific world, that is to say peer-reviewed articles on the matter deal with this topic.
On this website we compare the different groups or factions of publics and investigate how they refer and relate to each other - or if they even interconnect at all.
This website is directed at any person with an interest in IQ generally; the debate of what IQ depends on, or the discussion on strength of IQ as a measurement tool. The website will however also deal with hyperlink mapping as a digital method and the analysis of network maps. We try along the way to explain what parts of the maps are interesting, and provide the maps for the interested reader in the interest of transparency. Another attempt to be transparent is made by that the methods used for the analysis is explained thoroughly on this site.
The IQ dependency controversy is a also a technical one. Technical controversies are often complex, since they by definition contain uncertainties of fact and methods used. Technical controversies normally also contain a lot of difficult technical terms, such as terms called g factor or Flynn effect in our controversy. This site is also intended to help make sense of an issue where experts and publics disagree. Oftentimes even within their own level of expertise, making it is very difficult to get a grip on who says what and how large each grouping is.
While some of the sections of the site as represented by the headers at the top, are more nerdy and into the nitty gritty of the methods used, we will try to keep it readable and understandable. We especially try to keep the more general parts of the website, such as the analysis, to a more readable level for a general audience. To make it more readable we have made a list of important words and actors as well as made links whenever we use these words. We have also linked extensively to the sites and sources themselves so the reader is able to engage or learn about the controversy easier.
Here follows a quick overview of the different aspects of this site.
Introduction
This section is a short introduction to the controversy and field surrounding IQ dependencies and causes. Here the new reader can find a overview introducing them, and we would recommend you to start here.
Actors and Lippmannian
Under this header we introduce the major actors of the controversy. We introduce their stance on the controversy as well as a general presentation in relation to the actor and who that actor is. To supplement this we have included a lippmannian analysis, which is a word count of specific keywords. This is done hoping that our quick summary and comments on this view of the websites will both position the actors and spare the reader some time in looking up the websites themselves. The word count will also be used to make a analysis of the actors understanding of IQ and its dependency, and in general of the controversy.
Landscape - Analysis and network maps
The landscape header contains the main parts of the analysis, as we here present the controversy in the form of network map, using the visualisation tool Gephi. Followed by extensive commenting on what we find most relevant.
We first present the hyperlink map of our controversy made using the hyperlink crawler Hyphe. While this map is used to convey the public(s) understanding of the controversy and their interactions, it is a stretch to claim that we have done this. This is due to that our network is only of the world wide web, and not a comprehensive study of interaction in “real life”, but we digress.
Having mapped and presented key public interactions we do the same with a academic map of journals with relation to the controversy of IQ dependency or cause. We show how these journals relate to one another via their references. This data is downloaded from the online archive Scopus and again displayed via Gephi.
Finally we compare the two maps and the actors present in them. Leading us to the conclusion that even though the public(s) engage with science and academic knowledge filtered by moderators, there is little interaction from the academic sphere with the public. This is evident as those of the academic network who do present themselves in public via personal websites, do not link or give mention to public actors in the field.
Tools
Here we dig into the specifics on what tools we use and how we have used them in the creation of maps.
Perhaps most importantly we here list the settings used with the specific tools so that others can get inspiration to conduct either similar or other studies of the subject.
Bibliography
This page is a list of the articles from which we have drawn concepts and inspiration in the making of the website.
List of Important Terms
Here we list the key concepts, and important terms for understanding this controversy.
This website is made by three students of sociology from Copenhagen University as part of a course in digital methods and controversies. The group consists of two undergraduate students and one grad student.
This website deals with the controversy of IQ dependency. Which is the apparently complex question:
"What does IQ depend on?"
IQ turns out to be a controversial topic with many smaller discussions being tangled into it. For example does IQ depend on one’s genetic makeup or environment. Another dicussion is, does IQ measure intelligence at all?
The purpose of this website is to arrange a mapping and a analysis of the controversy made via the use of digital methods and tools. We wish to put forward which actors deals with the controversy on the internet and in what manner. It is also shown how the scientific world, that is to say peer-reviewed articles on the matter deal with this topic.
On this website we compare the different groups or factions of publics and investigate how they refer and relate to each other - or if they even interconnect at all.
This website is directed at any person with an interest in IQ generally; the debate of what IQ depends on, or the discussion on strength of IQ as a measurement tool. The website will however also deal with hyperlink mapping as a digital method and the analysis of network maps. We try along the way to explain what parts of the maps are interesting, and provide the maps for the interested reader in the interest of transparency. Another attempt to be transparent is made by that the methods used for the analysis is explained thoroughly on this site.
The IQ dependency controversy is a also a technical one. Technical controversies are often complex, since they by definition contain uncertainties of fact and methods used. Technical controversies normally also contain a lot of difficult technical terms, such as terms called g factor or Flynn effect in our controversy. This site is also intended to help make sense of an issue where experts and publics disagree. Oftentimes even within their own level of expertise, making it is very difficult to get a grip on who says what and how large each grouping is.
While some of the sections of the site as represented by the headers at the top, are more nerdy and into the nitty gritty of the methods used, we will try to keep it readable and understandable. We especially try to keep the more general parts of the website, such as the analysis, to a more readable level for a general audience. To make it more readable we have made a list of important words and actors as well as made links whenever we use these words. We have also linked extensively to the sites and sources themselves so the reader is able to engage or learn about the controversy easier.
Here follows a quick overview of the different aspects of this site.
Introduction
This section is a short introduction to the controversy and field surrounding IQ dependencies and causes. Here the new reader can find a overview introducing them, and we would recommend you to start here.
Actors and Lippmannian
Under this header we introduce the major actors of the controversy. We introduce their stance on the controversy as well as a general presentation in relation to the actor and who that actor is. To supplement this we have included a lippmannian analysis, which is a word count of specific keywords. This is done hoping that our quick summary and comments on this view of the websites will both position the actors and spare the reader some time in looking up the websites themselves. The word count will also be used to make a analysis of the actors understanding of IQ and its dependency, and in general of the controversy.
Landscape - Analysis and network maps
The landscape header contains the main parts of the analysis, as we here present the controversy in the form of network map, using the visualisation tool Gephi. Followed by extensive commenting on what we find most relevant.
We first present the hyperlink map of our controversy made using the hyperlink crawler Hyphe. While this map is used to convey the public(s) understanding of the controversy and their interactions, it is a stretch to claim that we have done this. This is due to that our network is only of the world wide web, and not a comprehensive study of interaction in “real life”, but we digress.
Having mapped and presented key public interactions we do the same with a academic map of journals with relation to the controversy of IQ dependency or cause. We show how these journals relate to one another via their references. This data is downloaded from the online archive Scopus and again displayed via Gephi.
Finally we compare the two maps and the actors present in them. Leading us to the conclusion that even though the public(s) engage with science and academic knowledge filtered by moderators, there is little interaction from the academic sphere with the public. This is evident as those of the academic network who do present themselves in public via personal websites, do not link or give mention to public actors in the field.
Tools
Here we dig into the specifics on what tools we use and how we have used them in the creation of maps.
Perhaps most importantly we here list the settings used with the specific tools so that others can get inspiration to conduct either similar or other studies of the subject.
Bibliography
This page is a list of the articles from which we have drawn concepts and inspiration in the making of the website.
List of Important Terms
Here we list the key concepts, and important terms for understanding this controversy.
This website is made by three students of sociology from Copenhagen University as part of a course in digital methods and controversies. The group consists of two undergraduate students and one grad student.