Different researchers, same dataset and questions: what happens?
A new preprint is out on a massive many teams study. In this design, a single dataset (or database) is given to a bunch of researchers, and they are asked…
“the claim (of substantial difference in mean) is currently not based on strong evidence”
https://twitter.com/Scientific_Bird/status/1379100080863649807 This kind of claim is very common, even among people who explicitly reject blank slatism. It is odd because there are such results around, and they have been around…
New video out: Country Well-Being: National IQ Vs. Time Preference
The companion video for the paper, published back in December https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5OjZ2BK99Q
“Genes, Brains, and Intelligence: What’s New?” in AmRen
Jared asked me if I wanted to summarize recent work in the field, based on a new review article by Ian Deary, Simon R. Cox & W. David Hill. Well,…
FIGURE 1.6. Conventional versus surname estimates of status persistence.
Gregory Clark videos
Prior posts touching on Gregory Clark: What does money buy? Selected readings from lottery studies, Thinking about intergenerational stability of socioeconomic status Updated 2020-02-23: Actually, cancellation comes for Gregory Clark…
Book review: The Great Reset (Klaus Schwab & Thierry Malleret, 2020)
Sometimes I take the time to read a 'normal' book. This was one of them, prompted by some friends who wanted my opinion. The best thing I can say about…
The 30x (actually 25x) problem
This figure is flowing around Twitter recently: The usual commentary is simply to notice the Y axis. Chicago men having a homicide rate of 900, and those in England and…
Scott Alexander on the isolated demand for moral rigor and genetics
It appears this comment was deleted and I've checked the archive sites, and none of them appear to have just the right time in between him posting it and it…
Recent evidence on dysgenic trends (February 2021)
A friend asked me to give him some pointers to the recent evidence on dysgenics, or the selection against valued traits. Challenge was accepted. This is not an exhaustive review.…
How closely related is your spouse?
I have written on the children produced by mixed-race couples before, and since it went so well, it's time to try again. Only this time, another angle: the parents themselves.…
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