Genomic prediction of faces
I sometimes get asked when we are going to get face accurate prediction from genomes. I tell people that it will take a while because variation is mostly continuous (unlike…
Bedsharing/cosleeping and SIDS
There is probably going to be a lot of baby-related science posting. You will have to forgive me. On the other hand, my own reader survey shows that the fertility…
Proper embryo selection just landed
Today is an exciting day. First, the HHS announced a more open data policy (in the direction of my suggestions), and second and more importantly, a new company just went…
Video: Davide Piffer and I talk about ancient genomics, polygenic scores and history
The first of many videos for paid subscribers (on Substack). Actually, this first one will be free, and some later ones may also be free (which I will also post…
Odd sibling RDR results: is the problem measurement error in IBD?
You've probably seen the recent Scott Alexander discussion about heritability, with comments from key players and commentators in the field, but if not: Scott Alexander: Missing Heritability: Much More Than…
Book review: The Intelligence Men: Makers of the I.Q. Controversy (Fancher 1985)
I've been reading old writings recently, which is why I was posting about Terman's views. Some years ago, I heard about the book called The Intelligence Men: Makers of the…
Lewis Terman on human diversity and intelligence in 1922
I've been reading through some old papers and stumbled across an exchange between journalist Walter Lippmann and Lewis Terman in 1922 (original). Unfortunately, I wasn't fast enough to convert my…
Norway’s big royal family marriage experiment
Historically, noble and especially royal families refused to let their children marry commoners. This would risk bad blood they said (according to movies). This practice flies in the face of…
Heritability of achievement tests at age 10-14 in Norway’s entire population
Since discussing heritability estimates is all the rage, with Seb Jensen producing a new meta-analysis, and Scott Alexander providing a great review (which was somehow praised by both sides since…
The Undark race science summary
For months, some journalist called Ashley Smart has been emailing me for quotes for some upcoming hit piece. E.g., back form January: Hi Emil, I'm a journalist with Undark Magazine, and…