Psychology
Askren Claims Talent Does Not Exist, Cites Chess Genius Experiment as Proof
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How UFC Star Ben Askren Cheated Death - #1116
"This guy, he said, I don't think talent exists and I'm going to prove it. He puts an ad out and he says, I need a wife. Who wants to help me make babies to be chess champions. His 3 girls, I want to say were the 3 of the 5 highest rated players of all time. He called it before he procreated."
Askren argued against the existence of innate talent, citing the Polgar sisters case where a father publicly declared he would raise chess champions before having children, then successfully produced three daughters who became among the five highest-rated female chess players in history through intensive early training.
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