... nytimes... 2011/06/14/...
In the article referenced, it is simply clarified that Morton was not attempting to correlate skull size with intelligence.
Dr. Gould, who died in 2002, based his attack on the premise that Morton believed that brain size was correlated with intelligence. But there is no evidence that Morton believed this or was trying to prove it, said Jason E. Lewis, the leader of the Pennsylvania team.
While Gould was mistaken about Morton's work, Lewis revealing Gould's error does not indicate that skull size correlates with intelligence.
While exploring differences among individuals may lead to interesting conversations, some would say that to anticipate greater intelligence in children with larger heads and to set higher expectations for them academically and intellectually would not be a sound practice.
