Cannabis probably causes schizophrenia
A lot of countries are currently pondering whether they should legalize or decriminalize the sale of cannabis for recreational use. Cannabis is generally considered a fairly safe drug, at least,…
Hanania’s diversity hypothesis tested and found wanting
Richard Hanania has a new post out: Diversity Really is Our Strength. (Noah Carl has a reply here, and Seb Jensen has a reply here) His piece is part-troll, part-serious…
Gentlemen prefer faces, or how life history speed relates to body preferences (new paper)
We're back with another fun OKCupid paper. This time with the ever productive Ed Dutton. Dutton, E & Kirkegaard, E. O. W. (2023). Gentle-men prefer faces: Intelligence, life history strategy,…
Which test has the highest g loading?
There's 100s of different mental tests, all of which measure intelligence to some degree or another. However, there is quite the difference between the degree to which the tests measure…
Some people have IQs of 160
Erik Hoel recently wrote a piece with a lot of problems: Your IQ isn't 160. No one's is. Since it appears no one has written a reply, I will provide…
In defense of hereditarianism: a reply to Friedman
David Friedman, a self-described "anarchist-anachronist-economist" and author of The Machinery of Freedom: Guide to a Radical Capitalism (on my to-read list) has written a criticism of the hereditarian position on…
3 new Youtube lectures
I haven't posted on Youtube in a while, but since some people prefer audiovisual content, here's a gentle reminder of 3 recent videos I posted. Italian Economic Inequality Explained By…
Can we pick the best sperm?
A lot of people are interested in embryo selection. Why? When people reproduce through IVF, they will generate more than one viable embryo. Which one to choose? The general approach…
Actual communism is bad for your health
Saw this anti-communism meme today: (I couldn't find a higher res version.) Looks true enough, but perhaps cherry-picked. There were more than 6 countries in the ex-USSR. So I downloaded…
How to find scientific literature
Since there are many readers who ask, let me present you the super simple guide of how to find that scientific work you are looking for: You follow them in…
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