Adding genetic interests to utilitarianism
With general artificial intelligence (AI) possibly available in the near future, many people are debating the future moral status of AIs. Here's the outline of my argument: Under utilitarianism, AI…
With general artificial intelligence (AI) possibly available in the near future, many people are debating the future moral status of AIs. Here's the outline of my argument: Under utilitarianism, AI…
Over the years, the enthusiastic fans of Jean Francois Gariepy (JFG) have been trying to goad me into reading his book. I had avoided it because people I trust say…
I can't resist blogging this one. First, so it doesn't get lost, and second because it's scientifically interesting. Right now, Haiti is in the news due to social failure and…
I tweeted this funny (?) rebuke at Richard Hanania earlier: However, Twitter demanded that I explain my words: Alas, the fact is that: But to be more serious. The fact…
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…
Davide Piffer and I have a new study out: Piffer, D., & Kirkegaard, E. O. W. (2024). Evolutionary Trends of Polygenic Scores in European Populations From the Paleolithic to Modern…
Many people are currently wondering whether to bother going to the cinema to see the new Dune movie. It currently has a rating of 9.0 on IMDB with 90k votes.…
Over at SlateStarCodex AstralCodexTen commenter Himaldr asked me: >"because strength of the correlation has a linear relationship with the expected return of using it for selection (hiring) purposes."< Can you…
You may have heard about the new Supreme Court of Alabama decision. You can read the full decision here, which I did (130 pages). The case is straightforward enough: Facts…
If you follow population genetics on Twitter, you may have seen the current thing to be concerned about. For instance, we have Jonathan Pritchard at Stanford: https://twitter.com/jkpritch/status/1759769445759893832 And Graham Coop…