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The Norwegian Hjernevask (Brainwash) series (2010)

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:31. January 2022
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Back in 2010, Norwegian comedian Harald Eia made a rather extraordinary science documentary series called Hjernevask, or Brainwash in English. The series consists of Harald himself talking to various gender…

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Read more about the article The conservative advantage in mental health keeps replicating

The conservative advantage in mental health keeps replicating

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:29. January 2022
  • Post category:Political science/Psychiatry

Back in May 2020, I published a paper provocatively titled Mental Illness and the Left. It was based on the common observation (stereotype!) that conservatives seem less prone to mental…

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Read more about the article Basics on hereditarian thinking about genotypic means

Basics on hereditarian thinking about genotypic means

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:21. January 2022
  • Post category:Genetics / behavioral genetics/intelligence / IQ / cognitive ability

Recently I got a private question from anon: A quick question if you don't mind: how come Blacks from sub-Saharan Africa have an average IQ of 70, which is even…

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Read more about the article Immigration economics for economist dummies

Immigration economics for economist dummies

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:20. January 2022
  • Post category:Economics/Immigration

Some time ago, I published a 50 minutes long video walkthrough of some research on economics effects of immigration for Nordic countries. Since some people don't really watch videos, I…

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Read more about the article Too many women in the wrong places: Norwegian navy edition

Too many women in the wrong places: Norwegian navy edition

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:20. January 2022
  • Post category:Psychology

As women increasingly are hired into traditionally male jobs via affirmative action laws or indirect pressure via media, we see more and more incompetence. This is true whether it is…

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Read more about the article Authoritarianism and fertility: maybe, probably

Authoritarianism and fertility: maybe, probably

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:16. January 2022
  • Post category:Differential psychology/psychometrics/Sociology

Last year, this meme was floating around: The data are real enough, and the years are right. It seems that Franco was able to sustain fertility in Spain during his…

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Read more about the article Do something else for Denmark

Do something else for Denmark

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:13. January 2022
  • Post category:Sociology

A lot of people are interested in fertility. As a matter of fact, there is no more important metric for long term viability of a civilization (Romans knew it too).…

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Read more about the article The Bird paper, and hereditarian predictions

The Bird paper, and hereditarian predictions

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:11. January 2022
  • Post category:Differential psychology/psychometrics/Genomics

I keep getting asked about this, so I figure a short note is in order. Some months ago, Commie Kevin (Twitter) AKA. Kevin Bird published an anti-hereditarian study: Bird, K.…

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Read more about the article The indoctrination effect of universities: overstated

The indoctrination effect of universities: overstated

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:10. January 2022
  • Post category:Book review/Education/Science

Dictionaries define indoctrination as: the act of indoctrinating, or teaching or inculcating a doctrine, principle, or ideology, especially one with a specific point of view (dictionary.com) the process of repeating…

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Read more about the article Understanding that race realism meme

Understanding that race realism meme

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:9. January 2022
  • Post category:Humor/Science

A few days ago I posted this deboonker meme on Twitter: I guess it got reposted somewhere by some woke people, since my feed has been filled with dumb replies…

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