The scientific literature is full of claims like this one (Paige Harden 2021): This hereditarian pessimism about the possibility of social change, however, is based on a fundamental misunderstanding of…
I want to put together a theory to explain a putative phenomenon: Ashkenazi Jews have more geniuses relative to non-Jewish Europeans (gentiles) than one would expect based on their average…
Be sure to participate in the 2022 reader survey if you didn't already! Some days ago I came across this study: Rashad, I. (2008). Height, health, and income in the…
Reporting the proportion of variance explained by some statistical model is ubiquitous. However, just like p-values, it is a misleading metric. I'll try explain why it is used, and why…
Naturally, you've heard that eugenics is something that evil people, in fact, Nazis support. So, which country has more Nazis? PEW research was kind enough to ask a bunch of…
While I am no longer the philosophy blogger I once was, I do occasionally read philosophy that's got something to do with science. I saw some references to this book…
Since the 1930s, people are getting older and older before having children, as the importance of careers and education to people seems to increase without stop. As older people are…
Gark N. Marks has a new review article out. And it doesn't pull punches! Marks, G. N. (2022). Cognitive ability has powerful, widespread and robust effects on social stratification: Evidence…
I recently had my full genome sequenced at Nebula genomics for their 30x. The results were satisfactory: Good eyes too: Literally unbreakable: You ready to get your own great results?…
I try to read many different kinds of books each year. Outside of my own fields, I try to consume high quality popular science, but mainly read academic books within…