James R. Flynn

is an honorary professor at the University of Otago, New Zeland. His name is linked to the discovery that intelligence quotients (IQ) increased during the 20th century, and to the debate surrounding the role of genetic and environmental components in the development of intelligence. The books he has published in Italy are Osa pensare. Venti concetti per capire criticamente e apprezzare la modernità (Mondadori Education, 2013), Senza alibi. Il cambiamento climatico: impedire la catastrofe (Bollati Boringhieri, 2015) and Destino e filosofia. Un viaggio tra le grandi domande della vita (Mondadori Education, 2015).