Frank Miele
Encyclopedia
Frank Miele is an American
journalist
and senior editor at Skeptic
. He is best known for his controversial advocacy of hereditarian hypotheses about race, especially race and intelligence
.
Miele earned his B.A.
in psychology
in 1970 and an M.S.
in 1972 from the University of Georgia
where he studied under psychologist R. Travis Osborne
. While an undergraduate, he became a regular contributor to Mankind Quarterly
and collaborated with Donald A. Swan
and A. James Gregor
. He has also worked as a research assistant and consultant for Richard Lynn
.
He made his first contribution to Skeptic in 1994. He has held interviews with notable figures from various disciplines including evolutionists Richard Dawkins
and E. O. Wilson
, anthropologists Donald Johanson
, Lionel Tiger
, and Robin Fox
, and psychologist Robert Sternberg
.
United States
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journalist
Journalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
and senior editor at Skeptic
Skeptic (U.S. magazine)
Skeptic is a quarterly science education and science advocacy magazine published internationally by The Skeptics Society, a nonprofit organization devoted to promoting scientific skepticism and resisting the spread of pseudoscience, superstition, and irrational beliefs...
. He is best known for his controversial advocacy of hereditarian hypotheses about race, especially race and intelligence
Race and intelligence
The connection between race and intelligence has been a subject of debate in both popular science and academic research since the inception of intelligence testing in the early 20th century...
.
Miele earned his B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in psychology
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
in 1970 and an M.S.
Master of Science
A Master of Science is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is typically studied for in the sciences including the social sciences.-Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay:...
in 1972 from the University of Georgia
University of Georgia
The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States...
where he studied under psychologist R. Travis Osborne
R. Travis Osborne
Robert Travis Osborne is a professor emeritus of psychology at University of Georgia.He began at University of Georgia in 1946 and was appointed Director of the University's Counseling and Testing Center in 1947. He was interested in psychometrics and counseling...
. While an undergraduate, he became a regular contributor to Mankind Quarterly
Mankind Quarterly
The Mankind Quarterly is a peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to physical and cultural anthropology and is currently published by the Council for Social and Economic Studies in Washington, D.C. It contains articles on human evolution, intelligence, ethnography, linguistics, mythology,...
and collaborated with Donald A. Swan
Donald A. Swan
Donald A. Swan was an American anthropologist.Swan was a founder of the International Association for the Advancement of Ethnology and Eugenics and was involved in the Northern League. He was an assistant professor at The University of Southern Mississippi and studied economics at Columbia.In...
and A. James Gregor
A. James Gregor
A. James Gregor is a Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley who is well known for his research on fascism, Marxism, and national security...
. He has also worked as a research assistant and consultant for Richard Lynn
Richard Lynn
Richard Lynn is a British Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Ulster who is known for his views on racial and ethnic differences. Lynn argues that there are hereditary differences in intelligence based on race and sex....
.
He made his first contribution to Skeptic in 1994. He has held interviews with notable figures from various disciplines including evolutionists Richard Dawkins
Richard Dawkins
Clinton Richard Dawkins, FRS, FRSL , known as Richard Dawkins, is a British ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author...
and E. O. Wilson
E. O. Wilson
Edward Osborne Wilson is an American biologist, researcher , theorist , naturalist and author. His biological specialty is myrmecology, the study of ants....
, anthropologists Donald Johanson
Donald Johanson
Donald Carl Johanson is an American paleoanthropologist. Along with Maurice Taieb, and Yves Coppens he is known for the discovery of the skeleton of the female hominid australopithecine known as "Lucy", in the Afar Triangle region of Hadar, Ethiopia.-Early years:Johanson was born in Chicago,...
, Lionel Tiger
Lionel Tiger
Lionel Tiger is a Canadian-born, American-based anthropologist. He is the Charles Darwin Professor of Anthropology at Rutgers University and co-Research Director of the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation. He is a graduate of McGill University, and the London School of Economics at the University of...
, and Robin Fox
Robin Fox
Robin Fox is an Anglo-American anthropologist who has written on the topics of marriage, human and primate kinship systems, and evolutionary anthropology and sociology. He was born in Yorkshire. He founded the department of anthropology at Rutgers University in 1967 and remained a professor there...
, and psychologist Robert Sternberg
Robert Sternberg
Robert Jeffrey Sternberg , is an American psychologist and psychometrician and Provost at Oklahoma State University. He was formerly the Dean of Arts and Sciences at Tufts University, IBM Professor of Psychology and Education at Yale University and the President of the American Psychological...
.
Selected bibliography
- Kistler, Walter; Miele, Frank (2003). Reflections on Life: Science, Religion, Truth, Ethics, Success, Society. Bellevue: Foundation for the Future. ISBN 0-967-72528-3.
- Miele, Frank (2002). Intelligence, Race, And Genetics: Conversations with Arthur R. Jensen. Oxford: Westview Press. ISBN 0-813-34274-0.
- Sarich, Vincent; Miele, (2005). Race: The Reality of Human Differences. Oxford: Westview Press. ISBN 0-813-34322-4.