My source for the article is a UK psychologist, James Thompson, who'd been posting a few interesting and provocative bits of speculation on the Ebola situation. It seems he's got quite an interest in the works of one Richard Lynn, whose name appears in 65 postings to
https://encrypted.google.com/search?q=site:drjamesthompson.b...
So, who is Richard Lynn, you ask?
This is what the Southern Poverty Law Center, an American nonprofit civil rights organization noted for its legal victories against white supremacist groups, its legal representation for victims of hate groups, its classification of militias and extremist organizations, and its educational programs that promote tolerance, has to say about him, whom they describe as a White Nationalist:
For 50 years, Richard Lynn has been at the forefront of scientific racism. An unapologetic eugenicist, Lynn uses his authority as professor (emeritus) of psychology at the University of Ulster to argue for the genetic inferiority of non-white people. Lynn believes that IQ tests can be used to determine the worth of groups of people, especially racial groups and nations. The wealth and power of nations, according to Lynn, is due to their racial intelligence and “homogeneity” (or “purity”). He argues that the nations with the highest IQs must subjugate or eliminate the lower-IQ groups within their borders in order to preserve their dominance.
Mr. Lynn himself is quoted:
I am deeply pessimistic about the future of the European peoples because mass immigration of third world peoples will lead to these becoming majorities in the United States and westernmost Europe during the present century. I think this will mean the destruction of European civilization in these countries.
—Interview with neo-Nazi Alex Kurtagic, 2011
http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-files/pro...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Poverty_Law_Center
Michael A. Woodley of Menie's Google Citations pulls out any number of interesting titles:
"Inbreeding and national IQ revisited: Postscript to Woodley (2009)"
"Were the Victorians cleverer than us? The decline in general intelligence estimated from a meta-analysis of the slowing of simple reaction time"
"Political orientations, intelligence and education"
http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=mmoY0-kAAAAJ&hl=en
Woodley's own background is of some interest: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balmedie
I'm prepared to say at this point that the paper should probably be read with extreme skepticism. There may be merits to research in this area, but the affiliations of this researcher call into serious question any possible impartiality.
My apologies.