Editors: Erik Parens and Paul S. Appelbaum

A team of researchers approached the Center for Talented Youth at Johns Hopkins University with a request for access to records concerning participants in CTY’s Study of Exceptional Talent; the researchers wanted to ask those individuals to share samples of their DNA. CTY’s dilemma about whether to grant this access raised larger questions about the ethics of research into the genetics of intelligence. This special report—written by a diverse group of stakeholders, including people who have been highly critical of such research and people who engage in it—explores these complex and important questions. The report considers, among other questions, what conducting trustworthy research into the genetics of intelligence would entail, whether such research can lead to beneficial educational interventions for all students, and whether this research can ever be socially “neutral.” The introduction is available for free. To order the full report, please contact John Wiley & Sons customer support at 800-835-6770 or cs-journals@wiley.com.

 

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