Why are there so few women and Blacks in some fields? And so many Asians?

Joseph Bronski and I have a new study out: Bronski, J., & Kirkegaard, E. O. W. (2024). Diversity in STEM: Merit or Discrimination via Inaccurate Stereotype? OpenPsych, 1(1). https://doi.org/10.26775/OP.2024.03.05 Leslie…

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Heritability for individuals too, and the application to group differences

It is commonly said that heritability is a population level statistic that doesn't apply to individuals. For instance, here's Robert Plomin et al's textbook Behavioral Genetics (2017, 7th edition), the…

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New study: Intelligence and Group Differences in Preference for Breasts over Buttocks

George Francis and I have a new exciting study out, the formal and finalized version of George Francis' 2022 blogpost: Francis, G., & Kirkegaard, E. O. W. (2023). Intelligence and…

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