From riches to rags to riches
One of the interesting lines of evidence about the importance of human capital in wealth disparities comes from examples of how groups can recover from setbacks. There's several examples to…
What are the race differences in sexual behavior?
Suppose you wanted to know about race differences in sexual behavior, how would you find out? Well, you could ask people, and if self-reports are accurate and don't have some…
Cannabis probably causes schizophrenia
A lot of countries are currently pondering whether they should legalize or decriminalize the sale of cannabis for recreational use. Cannabis is generally considered a fairly safe drug, at least,…
Hanania’s diversity hypothesis tested and found wanting
Richard Hanania has a new post out: Diversity Really is Our Strength. (Noah Carl has a reply here, and Seb Jensen has a reply here) His piece is part-troll, part-serious…
Gentlemen prefer faces, or how life history speed relates to body preferences (new paper)
We're back with another fun OKCupid paper. This time with the ever productive Ed Dutton. Dutton, E & Kirkegaard, E. O. W. (2023). Gentle-men prefer faces: Intelligence, life history strategy,…
Which test has the highest g loading?
There's 100s of different mental tests, all of which measure intelligence to some degree or another. However, there is quite the difference between the degree to which the tests measure…
Some people have IQs of 160
Erik Hoel recently wrote a piece with a lot of problems: Your IQ isn't 160. No one's is. Since it appears no one has written a reply, I will provide…
In defense of hereditarianism: a reply to Friedman
David Friedman, a self-described "anarchist-anachronist-economist" and author of The Machinery of Freedom: Guide to a Radical Capitalism (on my to-read list) has written a criticism of the hereditarian position on…
3 new Youtube lectures
I haven't posted on Youtube in a while, but since some people prefer audiovisual content, here's a gentle reminder of 3 recent videos I posted. Italian Economic Inequality Explained By…
Can we pick the best sperm?
A lot of people are interested in embryo selection. Why? When people reproduce through IVF, they will generate more than one viable embryo. Which one to choose? The general approach…
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