Chi019

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by Chi019 16y ago
From a review of Wilson and Herrnstein's Crime and Human Nature: "Criminals tend to be young males who are muscular rather than thin, and who have lower-than-average IQs and impulsive, "now"-oriented personalities, which make planning
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by Chi019 16y ago
Population genetics, as it affects those parts of the nervous system involved in social behavior, together with geography and a long common history, predisposed the Japanese to strong ethnonationalism and social stability in a well-organize
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by Chi019 16y ago
This reflects human biodiversity. When you compare groups with similar evolutionary backgrounds they have similar levels of intelligence.
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by Chi019 16y ago
The past shows that, while geography shapes the development of societies, I wonder if Morris has read UC Davis economist Greg Clark’s material? “In my recent book, A Farewell to Alms: A Brief Economic History of the World I argue two
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by Chi019 17y ago
No, Lewontin's fallacy is the belief that if this is true for every trait, the populations are indistinguishable. Physics Prof Steve Hsu explains the Lewtontin fallacy here: Further technical comment: you may have read the misleading
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by Chi019 17y ago
Also, the 2007 paper by Hawks et al indicated that evolution had accelerated over the past 10,000 years. Dec. 10, 2007 - Researchers discovered genetic evidence that human evolution is speeding up - and has not halted or proceeded at a cons
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by Chi019 17y ago
There seem to have been some adaptations including central nervous system genes, which may have increased fitness in a hierarchical agricultural society. For example new versions of serotonin transporters in both Europe and east Asia (such