Taking the human extended phenotypes seriously
Back in 1982 Richard Dawkins wrote a book called The Extended Phenotype, which argued that the "phenotype should not be limited to biological processes such as protein biosynthesis or tissue…
Back in 1982 Richard Dawkins wrote a book called The Extended Phenotype, which argued that the "phenotype should not be limited to biological processes such as protein biosynthesis or tissue…
There is a new preprint that's making the rounds on Twitter: Schraiber, J. G., & Edge, M. D. (2023). Heritability within groups is uninformative about differences among groups: cases from…
Undark magazine has a new piece out where a journalist expresses concern about people looking at their own DNA results: From a Fledgling Genetic Science, A Murky Market for Prediction.…
Sasha Gusev is a statistical geneticist who spends a lot of time on Twitter. He has been attacking various behavioral genetics studies lately, thus earning some ire from people in…
I have a new study out with Ed Dutton: Kirkegaard, E. O. W. & Dutton, E. Intelligence and Anti-Natalist Intentions on Dating Sites: An Analysis of the OKCupid Dataset. In…
Just finished a Twitter Space interview with Hitchslap. It was FAQ style format and lasted about 2.5 hours, so I was getting hoarse at the end. Hope you enjoy! https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1kvJpmMbZQdxE…
We just published a new study in OpenPsych: Hu, M., Kirkegaard, E. O. W., & Fuerst, J. (2023). Income and Education Disparities Track Genetic Ancestry. OpenPsych, 1(1). https://doi.org/10.26775/OP.2023.09.11 Structural racism…
As announced late August, here is the promised discussion with Davide Piffer on ancient genomics: where we are, and where we hope to go. 1 hour and 7 minutes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_XbrzSfEz4…
I am in Italy together with Davide Piffer. We will be filming a conversation about ancient genomes and group differences. Please post your questions below so we can cover them…
Probably the most common objection to studies of polygenic scores for education/intelligence for race differences is that the polygenic scores are less valid for non-European populations. For instance, here's a…