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What really predicts fertility? A principled look at country time series data

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:12. April 2026
  • Post category:Demographics

We have an endless amount of articles trying to show that this or that variable is a plausible causal candidate, and hopefully something we can do something about practically speaking.…

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Read more about the article American Jewish gentile differences

American Jewish gentile differences

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:9. April 2026
  • Post category:intelligence / IQ / cognitive ability/Stereotypes

Jews are an extraordinarily successful ethnic group in almost everything they choose to engage in, from physics to politics with the curious exception of US presidencies. Seb Jensen compiled a…

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Read more about the article Who is gaining Danish citizenship?

Who is gaining Danish citizenship?

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:6. April 2026
  • Post category:Demographics/Immigration

The Danish constitution says: §44 (1) No alien shall be naturalized except by statute. (2) The extent of the right of aliens to become owners of real property shall be…

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Assessment of the Confidence Calibration Test + new test

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:4. April 2026
  • Post category:intelligence / IQ / cognitive ability

Yesterday, I posted a new cognitive test on taketest.xyz, the Confidence Calibration Test. If you want to take the test without biased results, take it now before reading further. You…

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Read more about the article Explaining Poland’s fertility paradox

Explaining Poland’s fertility paradox

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:3. April 2026
  • Post category:Demographics

You have probably seen this map: It regularly goes viral on X with the usual abortion debate to follow. The source is this site, where we can also learn that this…

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Read more about the article Which countries are best at esports? 2026 update

Which countries are best at esports? 2026 update

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:2. April 2026
  • Post category:intelligence / IQ / cognitive ability/Media studies

Given the ease of obtaining scraped datasets with Claude Code, I thought we could update my 2019 study of mental sports with the newest data and better methods. The primary…

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Read more about the article Do gun ownership predict homicides taking race into account?

Do gun ownership predict homicides taking race into account?

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:30. March 2026
  • Post category:Criminology

You may have seen a plot like this one: The reader is left to interpret that guns cause homicides. It's correct if we include suicides but it's not true for…

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Read more about the article Meta-Analysis of American Race Differences in Intelligence

Meta-Analysis of American Race Differences in Intelligence

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:30. March 2026
  • Post category:intelligence / IQ / cognitive ability

So our new meta-analysis of the American race gaps in IQ is published! Kirkegaard, E. & Jensen, S. (2025). Meta-Analysis of American Race Differences in Intelligence. Mankind Quarterly, 66(2), 290-300.…

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Read more about the article Consequences of racial composition changes in USA 1970-2023

Consequences of racial composition changes in USA 1970-2023

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:28. March 2026
  • Post category:Criminology/Demographics/Education/Sociology

Some years ago, I gave a good idea of a study to a friend, and he did it. But then he just never published his study anywhere, it's just sitting…

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Read more about the article Dysgenics for whom?

Dysgenics for whom?

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:27. March 2026
  • Post category:Demographics/Genetics / behavioral genetics/intelligence / IQ / cognitive ability/Psychiatry

Some time ago, we published studies showing that the negative correlation between intelligence and fertility varies by other factors. Specifically, we found that it varies by religiousness and conservatism, in…

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