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by rainworld 7y ago
More likely we really are alone: http://aleph.se/andart2/space/seti/dissolving-the-fermi-para...
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by rainworld 7y ago
>And who made those videos? ARTE (Franco-German public broadcaster) [0] and the BBC [1]. Back when they weren’t fighting Cold War II. [0]: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1182322/ [1]: https://www.imdb.
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by rainworld 7y ago
If you want to understand Putin and Russia start with this ARTE documentary from 2005: [0]. Continue with [1] (three parts). [0]: https://youtu.be/oLNKqbwec0s [1]: https://youtu.be/ZLPxyDlQfBc
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The measurement postulates of quantum mechanics are operationally redundant(arxiv.org)
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by rainworld 8y ago
One must put in contrast the eagerness to push epigenetics, inheritable trauma with the unwillingness to accept the heritability of IQ and its consequences.
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by rainworld 8y ago
High IQ is only a predictor of high test-solving abilities. Absolutely not. IQ correlates well with a number of desirable characteristics, for individuals as well as groups. education, role models, etc These things don't matter nea
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by rainworld 8y ago
Quoting Spandrell: At this moment, every single human population with an IQ over 95 has a fertility rate below replacement; and the places where the most intelligent and productive people tend to live, big cities, have generally fertility r
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by rainworld 9y ago
https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/982072291902345216 Edit: Make sure you catch Gregory Cochran's reply.