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by restuijs 8y ago
1. The polygenic effect is very small, r of .12 or .15 in the most stringent analyses. 2. The figures are pretty, but consider the restricted SES ranges, and the dominance of origin SES. Someone in a low SES origin group with high polygenic
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by restuijs 8y ago
The fact pertains to "nonincumbent president". I think the OP just left that out.
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by restuijs 9y ago
Speaking from experience, I can say that typecasting problems are a striking example of this process from a different perspective. In that case, you're given lots of opportunities, but not the ones you're looking for, for reasons
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by restuijs 9y ago
My colleagues and I discussed this paper when it was published. Like lots of AI research in this area, it picks a human strawman and is sort of misleading in this regard. The human ratings are poorly designed and substandard in many ways. I
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by restuijs 9y ago
The native milkweed where we live is beautiful, and smells wonderful. It's also gorgeous in winter. I'm surprised it doesn't get planted more.
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by restuijs 9y ago
Why not something like dat instead? Genuinely curious.
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by restuijs 9y ago
I've never understood strong reactions to unusual punctuation. They serve purposes that are not well-served by anything else. Inappropriate use I can understand, but that's just like misspelling. You don't advocate for elimin
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by restuijs 9y ago
Your own comment to me illustrates why some sort of space is better. In fact, I can't tell if you're being ironic or not. Your post is difficult to read because the em dash looks the same as the hyphen later in the post. The argum
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by restuijs 9y ago
The policy is repugnant on multiple levels.
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by restuijs 9y ago
People should be able to sue. It's the only natural incentive for good practice. Otherwise there's no consequences for poor practice. On the other hand, people should also be able to lose those lawsuits, and should also be able to
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by restuijs 9y ago
The tasks of physicians don't require unique skills, in the sense that there is no other route to obtaining those skills. What they do requires skill, but often they are skills that could be and are acquired by different means, but ar
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by restuijs 9y ago
The distinction between Nazis and Germans in that era is important. Otherwise you lose sight of German opponents of Nazis, and things like Night of the Long Knives, which is critical for all sorts of reasons. Yes, Hitler was elected, but th