Review: The Nurture Assumption (Judith Harris)
This book turned out to be not what i had expected, but still interesting. Not sure why it got all the bad press. It's behavior realistic but focuses on the…
Review: Missing the Revolution: Darwinism for Social Scientists (Barkow ed.)
[Jerome_H._Barkow]_Missing_the_Revolution_Darwini(Bookos.org) In general, this was a short and interesting read. Made me want to read other material by Anne Campbell. The last chapter is skipable, just as Kanazawa said when…
Paper: School Choice, Universal Vouchers and Native Flight from Local Schools
School Choice, Universal Vouchers and Native Flight from Local Schools ABTRACT Using data from Copenhagen school registers and other sources, I test the hypothesis that Danes are more likely to…
Relevance of education and intelligence for the political development of nations: Democracy, rule of law and political liberty (Rindermann 2008)
Relevance of education and intelligence for the political development of nations Democracy, rule of law and political liberty Two relevant effects of education and cognitive ability on politics…
More reading material about race and intelligence/IQ/g
I hit open a wealth of good reading material: http://www.aei.org/article/society-and-culture/religion/the-inequality-taboo/ For those who consider it important to know what percentage of the IQ difference is genetic, a methodology that would…
Liberal eugenics and social stratification
I have/had this conversation on OKCupid. It seemed shareworthy. I'm red, and the other person is blue. -- Your profile mentions eugenics as an interest... is that from a pro…
Review: The Signal and the Noise
The Signal and the Noise Why So Many Predictions Fail - but Some Don’t Nate Silver 544p It is a pretty interesting book especially becus it covers some areas…
Reading material on cognitive epidemiology
I recently got interested in a new field https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_epidemiology Cognitive epidemiology is a field of research that examines the associations between intelligence test scores (IQ scores or extracted g-factors) and…
Review: Beyond the Hoax: Science and Culture (Alan Sokal)
beyond the hoax - alan sokal Much of the material is the same as in Sokal and Bricmont's earlier book. But there is some new material as well. I especially…
Paper: The Rhetoric and Reality of Gap Closing (Stephen J. Ceci & Paul B. Papierno)
The rhetoric and reality of gap closing—when the “have-nots” gain but the “haves” gain even more. Abstract Many forms of intervention, across different domains, have the surprising effect of widening…