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The argument that different races have genetically determined differences in intelligence
Posted by Greg Laden on December 26, 2011 This post started out as a comment that would have gone here, but it became sufficiently long and possibly interesting that I figured it would make a good, if somewhat rough, blog post.
Is “Blacks have excellent rhythm” a racist thing to say?
Posted by Greg Laden on January 1, 2010 Well, yes. But the question raises some interesting points.
Where Blacks, Whites and Orientals Fall on Various Traits
Posted by Greg Laden on December 29, 2009 This is Chart 1 from Race, Evolutoin and Behavior by J. Philippe Rushton, originally published in the Unabridged Edition of same.
Why Human Brains Vary
Posted by Greg Laden on December 28, 2009 Many people assume human brains vary genetically and genetic variation maps to races. But the races are not real and genetic variation can’t explain brain differences. Because, dear reader, brains don’t work that way. Let’s look just at the brain part of this problem.
The argument that different races have genetically determined differences in intelligence
Posted by Greg Laden on December 22, 2009 This post started out as a comment that would have gone here (but would have done just as well here). But it became sufficiently long and possibly interesting that I figured it would make a good, if somewhat rough, blog post.
Women are smarter than men (well, duh!) UPDATED
Posted by Greg Laden on June 7, 2009 
Who is smarter, men or women? Any college teacher (at least in the social sciences and life sciences) who has ever paid attention to their own stats know that women do better than men in college classes. OK, women are smarter. But why? There are all kinds of post hoc explanations given for this like…
Yet Another Gene for Intelligence
Posted by Greg Laden on November 6, 2007 Obviously, I have to work this both into tonight’s talk in Grand Rapids, and blog about it: Gene governs IQ boost from breastfeeding from PhysOrg.com The known association between breast feeding and slightly higher IQ in children has been shown to relate to a particular gene in the babies, according to a report this week…
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