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How does the IQ-temperature correlation hold up in locations that have more established populations, for example, northern Europe and Siberia versus Africa and South Asia?
It may also have something to do with the apparent correlation between latitude and poverty.
There been any significant studies on disease in the south vs. north?
There been any significant studies on disease in the south vs. north?