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Read more about the article Do gun ownership predict homicides taking race into account?

Do gun ownership predict homicides taking race into account?

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:30. March 2026
  • Post category:Criminology

You may have seen a plot like this one: The reader is left to interpret that guns cause homicides. It's correct if we include suicides but it's not true for…

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Read more about the article Meta-Analysis of American Race Differences in Intelligence

Meta-Analysis of American Race Differences in Intelligence

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:30. March 2026
  • Post category:intelligence / IQ / cognitive ability

So our new meta-analysis of the American race gaps in IQ is published! Kirkegaard, E. & Jensen, S. (2025). Meta-Analysis of American Race Differences in Intelligence. Mankind Quarterly, 66(2), 290-300.…

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Read more about the article Who is best at the Olympics? Not America

Who is best at the Olympics? Not America

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:26. February 2026
  • Post category:Science

I am not particularly interested in sports unless it involves statistics. Recently, a major topic on X is posting about this or that US winner. Stuff like this: So let's…

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American race relations 1964-2024

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:15. May 2025
  • Post category:Political science/Social psychology

The American National Election Studies (ANES) is a series of surveys that has been administered to broadly representative samples of Americans since 1948. They asked thousands of questions, though most…

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