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Read more about the article The issue with early interventions for cognitive traits

The issue with early interventions for cognitive traits

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:3. December 2025
  • Post category:Education/intelligence / IQ / cognitive ability

There are numerous intervention studies aim at improving cognitive traits. While one can aggregate these in ways that give the appearance of impact, when looked at properly they don't really…

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Read more about the article Nice RCT in real life: Team Incentives and Performance: Evidence from a Retail Chain

Nice RCT in real life: Team Incentives and Performance: Evidence from a Retail Chain

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:13. June 2020
  • Post category:Economics

Sometimes when I complain about the horrible state of the art in social science, and especially in human resource management, senior colleagues tell me that it's near impossible to convince…

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There’s a lot more to the Mendelians

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:24. June 2017
  • Post category:Genomics/Reproductive genetics

There's a highly interesting new paper out: The Genetic Basis of Mendelian Phenotypes: Discoveries, Challenges, and Opportunities (Mendelians are also known as monogenic disorders because they are inherited in patterns…

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