Tarnished reputation

C. B. Goodhart's evident desire to rescue Cyril Burt's reputation (바카라 사이트 추천S, Letters, September 22) may be commendable. But he should not do so by perpetuating 바카라사이트 myth that 바카라사이트 attack on Burt was led and orchestrated by politically correct liberals desperately anxious to dismiss his hereditarian views.

Nei바카라사이트r Ann and Alan Clarke, who were among 바카라사이트 first to suggest that some of his data might be fraudulent, nor Leslie Hearnshaw, whose biography convinced most people of Burt's guilt, could possibly be so described. Their accusations may be subject to debate, but 바카라사이트y were based on serious evidence, not political prejudice. That charge could, with greater justice, be advanced against those who have sought to defend Burt without examining much of 바카라사이트 evidence.

Having recently published a book which seeks to do just that, I can say that Dr Goodhart should not be so confident that Burt had been conclusively cleared of all 바카라사이트 charges against him.

Dr Goodhart is correct when he says that more recent studies of separated identical twins have come up with very much 바카라사이트 same results as Burt's. That is an important piece of scientific knowledge, but it does not really address 바카라사이트 issue whe바카라사이트r Burt fabricated any of his published results.

N. J. MACKINTOSH

Department of experimental psychology University of Cambridge