I want to put together a theory to explain a putative phenomenon: Ashkenazi Jews have more geniuses relative to non-Jewish Europeans (gentiles) than one would expect based on their average…
A lot of people on the right are concerned about the negative effects of ethnic and religious diversity. Sometimes, they produce plots like this one: The plot shows racial homogeneity…
So let's see those survey results from the 2022 reader survey. Some of them are funny. There were a total of 318 takers, of which 125 were complete (answered every…
If you haven't done so already, take the reader survey here! In medicine, there's the occasional discussion of the dose response function of some drug. People wisely assume that it…
Some time ago, someone sent me this: https://twitter.com/AlpacaAurelius/status/1583506701726064651 I know, generic ancient Rome/Greek right-wing back-to-nature type stuff, even hates on deodorants: https://twitter.com/AlpacaAurelius/status/1587965330856493056 "Alright Emil, but these are cheap shots. What…
This one comes up a lot when we discuss the dire realities of the average intelligence levels seen in Sub-Saharan African countries: If the mean IQs are 70, wouldn't that…
Be sure to participate in the 2022 reader survey if you didn't already! Some days ago I came across this study: Rashad, I. (2008). Height, health, and income in the…
My Substack is growing a lot faster than I anticipated, and we've hit 2000 2100. It took about one year, as my first post was 11th October 2021: Paid subscribers…
Reporting the proportion of variance explained by some statistical model is ubiquitous. However, just like p-values, it is a misleading metric. I'll try explain why it is used, and why…
Ludger Woessmann tells us about some dire facts: https://twitter.com/Woessmann/status/1581884461007785986 It's about their new 75 page working paper which they summarize thus: How far is the world away from ensuring that…