THE MISMEASURE OF MAN

Arthur Morey narrates this pivotal work on the fallacy of biological determinism in a clear and expressive voice. Gould’s book may well become the definitive text on how intelligence testing is a flawed science that can be too easily misused to promote racism, classism, and sexism. The audio version is the 1996 revised edition of the 1981 original and includes some added introductory material illustrating how biological determinism has resurfaced in the popular media. This is a no-frills production with no music or other effects, but a link to a PDF document provides visual support to help listeners understand the math in the latter part of the book. S.K.G. © AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine [Published: DECEMBER 2011]