Personal productivity in 2025 in numbers
Ah yes, it's time to get back to work after the holidays. So let's start with the yearly recaps. First off is my own productivity numbers (which is what you…
Ask me questions 2 (paid subs)
Back in February, I ran the first ask me questions post for paid subs. I guess it's time for another one. Hopefully, you guys have come up with some new…
Babymaxxing
And so the day came, August 12, our first child joined the world: Given how great early life interventions work, I started immediately with important topics like British history: Kidding…
Reader survey 2025 results
OK, I got tired of waiting for more willing subjects (that is, maybe you), so here's the results of this year's survey. There were 664 subjects of which 320 complete…
Family lore about the German occupation of Denmark 1940-1945
Today marks the 85th anniversary of Nazi Germany's invasion and occupation of Denmark (9th April 1940-5th May 1945). Denmark wasn't originally a member of the allied forces, but was a…
My first politically motivated retraction
I finally managed to join the cool kids retraction club. The Scandinavian Journal of Psychology (SJoP) published a paper of ours about wokeness and mental health. I wrote about it…
Taboo science inc.
By now you have probably seen that the Guardian and their friends at Hope not Hate ran a successful infiltration of our company, the Human Diversity Foundation (HDF). In general,…
Reader survey 2024
It's time for the yearly reader survey, where I ask questions about the blog, and an assortment of other questions. Actually, in 2023 I apparently forgot to ask readers, but…
My conversion story, or a brief autobiography
I sometimes get asked how it is that I got into this unusual field. Of course, as with all autobiographies, there will be some distortions and poor memory along the…
Eulogy for Richard Lynn (1930-2023)
Richard Lynn passed away a few days ago in his sleep. His health had been in decline for some time, so his passing was expected. Still, it offers us a…