This week Scott is joined by developmental psychologist Ellen Winner. Scott and Ellen discuss Ellen’s views on IQ and giftedness, the myth that gifted children are gifted in all subject areas, and the importance of artistic giftedness.
About the guest
Podcast Guest
Ellen Winner is an American psychologist and Professor Emerita of Psychology at Boston College, as well as a Senior Research Associate at Project Zero at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She studies cognition and the psychology of the arts and is the author of "Gifted Children: Myths and Realities."
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