Category Archives: Genetics

How Siddhartha Mukherjee gets The Gene wrong

Posted on May 26, 2016 by Luke Ford

Stuart Ritchie writes: But although Mukherjee is awed by the intelligence of geneticists, he doesn’t think much of scientific attempts to measure intelligence. Indeed, in one chapter he launches an all-out attack on IQ tests. Why study the genetics of … Continue reading →

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The Hard Problem

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Luke Ford

Steve Sailer writes: In The Hard Problem, set in England in the first decade of the new century, his similarly old-fashioned heroine is beset instead by the self-confidence of her neo-Darwinian colleagues. The left is intellectually nugatory, and all the … Continue reading →

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The New Star Wars Movie

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Luke Ford

Comments to Steve Sailer: * One good thing about the new Star Wars is the diversity. Most of the heroes are non-white while all of the villains are are white, thus reflecting the reality of the world. * Heredity gives … Continue reading →

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Heredity Uber Alles

Posted on December 27, 2015 by Luke Ford

Steve Sailer writes: I finally saw the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens movie, which is much like the old Star Wars movie of 1977…. As with Harry Potter and many other recent blockbusters, the central theme remains Heredity Uber … Continue reading →

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Gregory Cochran Reviews New Book On Iq – ‘Hive Mind’

Posted on November 22, 2015 by Luke Ford

Dr. Cochran writes: Garrett Jones has a new book out: Hive Mind. He argues that “while individual IQ scores predict our independent success moderately well, a country’s average score is a remarkable bellwether of its general prosperity.” Makes sense. I … Continue reading →

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