A comment by Greg Cochran is going viral: There must have been some selection for IQ – without it, our brains would have disintegrated. But that selection can’t have been very strong, or intelligence would have gone up like a rocket. Today it’s going down at a rate of something like three points a century… Continue reading Is the World Becoming Smarter or Dumber?
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A Skeptic’s View of Fred’s IQ Artilce
From Fred Reed; IQ: A Skeptic’s View As anyone who has read Fred Reed’s columns knows, he has a soft spot for Mexico, possibly stemming from the fact he lives there with his wife and children, ardently defending the country against so-called ‘IQ-ists’ who insist Mexico only has an IQ of around 85, which Mr.… Continue reading A Skeptic’s View of Fred’s IQ Artilce
Idiocracy in America? Probably not
Anatoly Karlin’s article A Short History of the Third Millennium went massively viral, being read by thousands and getting almost 200 comments. Online, especially, there is considerable interest in ‘weird’, speculative topics such as futurology and existentialism, and these are issues that may have dramatic ramifications for the future of humanity: is radical life extension… Continue reading Idiocracy in America? Probably not
Maths and reading skills found to be 75 per cent genetic
no kidding Maths and reading skills found to be 75 per cent genetic Individual differences in cognitive ability manifest very early in life, long before thousands of hours of ‘practice’ can kick in. Even as early as kindergarten, teachers can readily identify the ‘slow’ students, who are often doomed to failure and or mediocrity in… Continue reading Maths and reading skills found to be 75 per cent genetic
Was Charles Darwin Slow-Witted?
This story went viral: The Darwinian Guide to Overachieving your IQ Darwin, however, was not a man of pure intellect. He was not Issac Newton, or Richard Feynman, or Albert Einstein — breezing through complex mathematical physics at a young age. Darwin and the aforementioned names were in totally different fields, Darwin being biology/anthropology and the others… Continue reading Was Charles Darwin Slow-Witted?
The Gender Gap in Extreme Math Intelligence
In tests of extreme math intelligence, boys still outscore girls in the US but the gap is closing fast Whether this is because boys are innately better at math or if girls are socially conditioned not to be math superstars remains an open question. But the latest round of test data strongly suggests the difference… Continue reading The Gender Gap in Extreme Math Intelligence
Hooey and Phooey from John C. Wright
Hooey and Phooey by John C Wright in which he criticizes the alt-right. And a response by Vox Day Safe as houses in which he defends Wright’s competence as an author despite their political differences. The problem is Mr. Wright puts himself on a moral high ground of infallibility…by not taking stance, he can avoid… Continue reading Hooey and Phooey from John C. Wright
How I Rewired My Brain to Become Fluent in Math (response)
How I Rewired My Brain to Become Fluent in Math They should just call it nauseo.us magazine because some of these articles are so wrong as to induce vomiting. There is no disagreement about the absurdity that playing basketball will make you taller but many people willingly believe ‘brain puzzles’ or ‘rewiring’ will make them… Continue reading How I Rewired My Brain to Become Fluent in Math (response)
Lessons from a 45-Year Study of Supersmart Children
What is obvious to pretty much everyone else, isn’t so for the blank slate left, who have to perform mental gymnastics to explain away the reality that environment alone cannot account for the disparity of outcomes, both educational and socioeconomic, between individuals. According to the left, policy makers are not ‘doing enough’ and that ‘higher… Continue reading Lessons from a 45-Year Study of Supersmart Children
Why HBD?
Even among the ‘alt right’, HBD remains a divided issue. From Xenosystems: Why is HBD so important? A lot of focus goes there. Is there a good reason besides making fun of deluded liberals? Some kind of non-obvious knowledge? The specifics are fascinating for sure, if you’re into it, but that’s just like science in… Continue reading Why HBD?