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Thomas Sowell Ignores Biology

Thomas Sowell’s latest article The Dumbest Idea is going viral, about how it’s wrong-headed of politicians to expect equal socioeconomic outcomes, when humans are diverse. Sowell’s argument is environment-based, for example, that women earn less because they choose professions that don’t pay as well, not because biology is any way involved. But by ignoring biology,… Continue reading Thomas Sowell Ignores Biology

The Persistence of the Black-White IQ Gap

The evidence suggests a persistent black-white IQ gap: Despite hundreds of billions of dollars of government spending, the education achievement gap hasn’t budged in decades: According to a groundbreaking paper (How Much Can We Boost IQ and Scholastic Achievement?) by Arthur Jensen, efforts to boost IQ through environment (education spending, enrichment programs, etc.) have failed,… Continue reading The Persistence of the Black-White IQ Gap

Genes for IQ finally found…what’s next

There have been some recent developments in genome-wide association study (GWAS) pertaining to IQ and academic achievement: Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment: Here we report the results of a genome-wide association study (GWAS) for educational attainment that extends our earlier discovery sample1, 2 of 101,069 individuals to 293,723 individuals, and… Continue reading Genes for IQ finally found…what’s next

Getting Around the Reverse-Flynn Effect

From yahoo.com: Researchers say Western IQs dropped 14 points over last century A new study from researchers in Europe claims that the average IQ in Western nations dropped by a staggering 14.1 points over the past century. “We tested the hypothesis that the Victorians were cleverer than modern populations using high-quality instruments, namely measures of… Continue reading Getting Around the Reverse-Flynn Effect

The Daily View: Dumbing-Down, Poverty in Africa, Space-X, Job Creation, Race & Crime

From Sott.net: The cult of ignorance in the United States: Anti-intellectualism and the “dumbing down” of America The verdict may still be out as to whether or not America is dumbing down…I wrote two articles that offer an opposing view, that America, contrary to popular belief, may not be dumbing down: http://greyenlightenment.com/is-america-really-dumbing-down/ http://greyenlightenment.com/is-america-the-intellectual-capital-of-the-world It may… Continue reading The Daily View: Dumbing-Down, Poverty in Africa, Space-X, Job Creation, Race & Crime

Against Intellectualism

I’ve seen this quote passed around a lot: I’m quite happy to be an anti-intellectual, actually. It is the modern equivalent of anticlericalism, and it is long overdue. One can oppose specific institutions without opposing thought in general. In fact, sometimes, it is even necessary. It’s hard to believe it came from Moldbug, being the… Continue reading Against Intellectualism

Abortion and Crime Revisited

The left wishes this weren’t so: Abortion: History’s Greatest Crime Fighting Tool Still not convinced? Don’t worry. There is more. The states with the highest abortion rates in the 1970s saw the greatest decline in crime in the 1990s, while states with low abortion rates experienced smaller crime drops. Furthermore, studies of Canada, Romania, and… Continue reading Abortion and Crime Revisited

IQ: It Still Predicts A lot

The Bermuda Triangle of Science Nonetheless, the evidentiary base regarding the existence of general intelligence and its ability to predict important life outcomes — including health, longevity and mortality, as well as other key variables — is beyond compelling, it’s overwhelming. And if you find yourself feeling like you can do damage to this evidence… Continue reading IQ: It Still Predicts A lot