trends are sound, the book leaves the reader on his or her own to deduce how to best put these insights to use. The net effect is to tacitly condone the prejudgment of individuals based on race." Similarly, Howard Gardner accused the authors of engaging in "scholarly brinkmanship", arguing that "Whether concerning an issue of science, policy, or rhetoric, the authors come dangerously close to embracing the most extreme positions, yet in the end shy away from doing so ... Scholarly brinkmanship encourages the reader to draw the strongest conclusions, while allowing the authors to disavow this intention." Columnist Bob Herbert, writing for The New York Times, described the book as "a scabrous piece of racial pornography masquerading as serious scholarship". "Mr. Murray can protest all he wants", wrote Herbert; "his book is just a genteel way of calling somebody a nigger." See also Melanin theory Human Diversity (2020) by Charles Murray Notes References Devlin, Bernie, et al. (1997). Intelligence, Genes, and Success: Scientists Respond to The Bell Curve. Copernicus Books, . Fischer, Claude S., et al. (1996). Inequality by Design: Cracking the Bell Curve Myth Princeton University Press, . Further reading External links Audiobook of The Bell Curve read by Murray, (Internet Archive). Interviews with Murray Interview with Murray on The Bell Curve, from C-SPAN's Booknotes, aired December 4, 1994. The Open Mind interview with Charles Murray, 1995 - Part 1, Part 2 'The Bell Curve' 20 years later: A Q&A with Charles Murray, American Enterprise Institute blog, October 16, 2014 Harris, Sam (April 2017). Waking Up Podcast – #73 - interview of Murray. Responses to The Bell Curve Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, Racism Resurgent: How Media Let The Bell Curve's Pseudo-Science Define the Agenda on Race (January/February 1995) - critique of Murray and Herrnstein's statistical techniques Heckman, James "Lessons from the Bell Curve", Journal of Political Economy, October 1995. Reifman, Alan (2000). "Revisiting the Bell Curve", Psycoloquy 11, #99 Siegel, Eric (2017). "The Real Problem with Charles Murray and The Bell Curve, Scientific American blog'', April 2017. Krenz, Claudia - Critical analysis of Bell Curve statistical methodology 1994 non-fiction books Books about human intelligence Books about the United States Books by Charles Murray Books by Richard Herrnstein English-language books Free Press (publisher) books Genetics books Collaborative non-fiction books Race and intelligence controversy Scientific racism