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New study: Intelligence and Group Differences in Preference for Breasts over Buttocks

Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
Post published:7. January 2024
Post category:Evolutionary Psychology intelligence / IQ / cognitive ability Sociology

George Francis and I have a new exciting study out, the formal and finalized version of George Francis' 2022 blogpost: Francis, G., & Kirkegaard, E. O. W. (2023). Intelligence and…

The worldwide prison rates mystery

Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
Post published:25. August 2022
Post category:Criminology intelligence / IQ / cognitive ability

I regret to inform you that they are at it again. That is, blocking me on Twitter for the wrong ideas. It started benignly, as it usually does, with a…

Basics on hereditarian thinking about genotypic means

Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
Post published:21. January 2022
Post category:Genetics / behavioral genetics intelligence / IQ / cognitive ability

Recently I got a private question from anon: A quick question if you don't mind: how come Blacks from sub-Saharan Africa have an average IQ of 70, which is even…

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41525-018-0075-2

Population genetic variation and trait variation: not strongly related

Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
Post published:6. April 2020
Post category:intelligence / IQ / cognitive ability Reproductive genetics

In a Gelman-like approach to turning email replies into posts. Someone sent me this email: Thanks for answering this and the other email, and the links as well. I am…

The performance of African immigrants in Europe: Some Danish and Norwegian data

Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
Post published:27. June 2015
Post category:Differential psychology/psychometrics intelligence / IQ / cognitive ability Sociology

Due to lengthy discussion over at Unz concerning the good performance of some African groups in the UK, it seems worth it to review the Danish and Norwegian results. Basically,…