Category Archives: Science

NYT: ‘Obama to Leave the White House a Nerdier Place Than He Found It’

Posted on July 31, 2016 by Luke Ford

New York Times: WASHINGTON — President Obama has started initiatives to study the brain and gene-based diseases. He has led attacks on the Ebola virus and antibiotic resistance. Last month, he wrote an academic article in a prominent medical journal. … Continue reading →

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Scientific Knowledge By Race

Posted on July 1, 2016 by Luke Ford
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Soviet Scientists by Ethnicity as of 1973

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Luke Ford

Steve Sailer writes: On Unz.com, Anatoly Karlin displays an interesting graph of scientists per capita of over 50 Soviet ethnic groups as of 1973. Not surprisingly, the #1 most scientific ethnicity in the Soviet Union were the Jews and the … Continue reading →

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Has Neil DeGrasse Tyson Done Any Real Science?

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Luke Ford

“Has Tyson done any real science? He seems to be a media celebrity, but when I look in the Smithsonian/NASA ADS, I can find no record of scholarly work in science, except for popular books and social commentary. Is he … Continue reading →

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Steve Sailer: Power Posing and the Social Science Replication Crisis

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Luke Ford

Steve Sailer writes: Statistics professor Andrew Gelman and Kaiser Fung write in Slate: The Power of the “Power Pose” Amy Cuddy’s famous finding is the latest example of scientific overreach. By Andrew Gelman and Kaiser Fung As practicing statisticians who … Continue reading →

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