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Sesardić’s conjecture: preliminary evidence in favor

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:31. January 2020
  • Post category:Genetics / behavioral genetics/intelligence / IQ / cognitive ability/Science

In Making sense of Heritability (2005), Sesardić wrote: On the less obvious side, a nasty campaign against H could have the unintended effect of strengthening H [hereditarianism] epistemically, and making…

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Stereotype accuracy: summary of some studies

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:26. January 2020
  • Post category:Stereotypes

Now that the video is up, here's some other studies I came across. Falkenberg, L. (1990). Improving the accuracy of stereotypes within the workplace. Journal of Management, 16(1), 107-118. Has…

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IVF tech by country: historical growth

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:26. January 2020
  • Post category:Reproductive genetics

Some time ago, I made a plot of this that Steve Hsu ended up posting. However, here's a newer one. The public datafile is here. Latest published report is here,…

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New video out: Stereotype Accuracy and Inaccuracy

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:24. January 2020
  • Post category:Stereotypes

Published a new video summarizing the stereotype accuracy and bias evidence. Well, some of it! Also then discuss various implications for taking accuracy seriously in a Bayesian framework. 75 minutes…

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Predicting IQ from genetics: how far have we come? [January 2020]

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:20. January 2020
  • Post category:Genomics/intelligence / IQ / cognitive ability

Counting significant hits was always a dumb way to measure progress in genomic prediction of a trait. Breeders using animals and plants never bothered with this approach and they used…

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Genius: The Natural History of Creativity (Hans Eysenck, 1995)

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:18. January 2020
  • Post category:Book review/Psychiatry/Psychology/Science

Eysenck, H. J. (1995). Genius: The natural history of creativity (Vol. 12). Cambridge University Press. The book is on LibGen I continue my Eysenck readings with his popular genius book…

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Open data and behavioral genetics: room for improvement!

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:14. January 2020
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Open data is a fundamental part of getting science to work well. Primary reasons for this: Redundancy is data archiving. Most data are lost because no backups exist! Easy access…

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Stereotype threat: current evidence in January 2020

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:13. January 2020
  • Post category:intelligence / IQ / cognitive ability/Stereotypes

Stereotype threat is: a situational predicament in which people are or feel themselves to be at risk of conforming to stereotypes about their social group.[1][2] Stereotype threat is purportedly a…

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Ken Richardson claims FAQ

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:12. January 2020
  • Post category:intelligence / IQ / cognitive ability

A much more in depth reply to one of Richardson's papers was written by Zeke Jeffrey here. Since philosophy blogger RaceRealist is on a mission to promote Ken Richardson, it…

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New paper out: Intelligence and Religiosity among Dating Site Users (with Jordan Lasker)

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:9. January 2020
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Kirkegaard, E. O. W., & Lasker, J. (2020). Intelligence and Religiosity among Dating Site Users. Psych, 2(1), 25-33. We sought to assess whether previous findings regarding the relationship between cognitive…

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