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Read more about the article There is no autism epidemic, and autism is not caused by paracetamol anyway

There is no autism epidemic, and autism is not caused by paracetamol anyway

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:24. September 2025
  • Post category:Medicine

In the latest genius move, the Trump administration has claimed that the commonly used painkiller paracetamol (Tylenol, Panadol, acetaminophen, various other names) causes autism. As we have seen however, there…

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Read more about the article Sibling admixture regression in Mexico

Sibling admixture regression in Mexico

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:22. September 2025
  • Post category:Differential psychology/psychometrics/Genomics

A week ago, a landmark study dropped: Wang, S., Berumen, J., Vergara-Lope, A., Baca, P., Barrera, E., Rivas, F., ... & Visscher, P. M. (2025). Direct effect of genetic ancestry…

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Read more about the article US BMI/obesity declined, but was it due to GLP-1?

US BMI/obesity declined, but was it due to GLP-1?

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:21. September 2025
  • Post category:Medicine

In tech circles, there has recently been many people cheering for the apparent success of Ozempic-like drugs (GLP-1 agonists) in finally reducing the American obesity rate. More and more variants…

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Read more about the article Why do lesbians divorce more often?

Why do lesbians divorce more often?

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:17. September 2025
  • Post category:Differential psychology/psychometrics

Yes I know you are waiting for the exposition on the new admixture results (I too am excited), but first something else. I, Hypocrite has this viral post on X:…

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Read more about the article Ask me questions 2 (paid subs)

Ask me questions 2 (paid subs)

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:10. September 2025
  • Post category:Meta/Personal/Science

Back in February, I ran the first ask me questions post for paid subs. I guess it's time for another one. Hopefully, you guys have come up with some new…

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Read more about the article Who has how much dysgenics? The worldwide picture

Who has how much dysgenics? The worldwide picture

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:7. September 2025
  • Post category:Demographics/Forecasting/intelligence / IQ / cognitive ability

In 2024, Seb Jensen published a report over at Hanania's CSPI (Are We Getting Dumber?) summarizing his findings concerning the speed of global dysgenics. Due to various reasons, the formal…

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Read more about the article Indian IQ in the USA: GSS data

Indian IQ in the USA: GSS data

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:1. September 2025
  • Post category:Immigration/intelligence / IQ / cognitive ability

Aaron has a new short piece on Indian IQ in the USA using the GSS. I decided to replicate this analysis with better methods. The GSS is somewhat of a…

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Read more about the article Genomic prediction of faces

Genomic prediction of faces

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:30. August 2025
  • Post category:Genomics

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…

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Read more about the article Is it impossible to build general artificial intelligence?

Is it impossible to build general artificial intelligence?

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:29. August 2025
  • Post category:Artificial intelligence/Biology/Book review/intelligence / IQ / cognitive ability

Before we start this book review, consider these quotes about the possibility of nuclear power: Albert Einstein, 1922 Translation by Henry L. Brose (Einstein the Searcher: His Work Explained from…

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Read more about the article How many frames per second (fps) is enough?

How many frames per second (fps) is enough?

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:28. August 2025
  • Post category:Computer science/Psychology

In the last few years, a competition opened up among gamers about having the screens and computers generating the most frames per second. Traditionally, 60 fps was the gold standard,…

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