PODCAST 75: Charles Murray talks about his new book Human Diversity Charles Murray, co-author of The Bell Curve, talks to Toby Young about his new book Human Diversity: The Biology of Gender, Race, and Class. Quillette / Charles Murray 28 Jan 2020 · 1 min read
What Light Does ‘Three Identical Strangers’ Throw on the Nature/Nurture Debate? It seems fitting that twins (1) come in two types, (2) are fascinating at two levels and (3) enhance understanding of human development in two ways. Nancy L. Segal 26 Mar 2019 · 10 min read
Genes, Environment, and Luck: What We Can and Cannot Control Michael Shermer 6 Jan 2019 · 14 min read
Should We Use Genetic Technology to Boost Human Intelligence? Instead of using the label “eugenics” to discredit advocates of genetic enhancement, it would be more productive to ask what precisely we deem unacceptable and why. Julien Delhez 5 Jan 2019 · 12 min read
Every Schoolchild Should Read This Book If read early enough, Innate might provide some inoculation against bad or naïve information about human nature and the indisputable role played by genes. Richard Haier 20 Dec 2018 · 6 min read
Progressive Creationism: A Review of 'A Dangerous Idea' “In fact, with the rise of the Offense Culture, the Left’s attacks on science have become more intense. Expect more of them.” Toby Young 11 Dec 2018 · 11 min read
Do Parents Make a Difference? A Public Debate in London Plomin made it clear he wasn’t claiming genetic differences accounted for all the differences in how children turn out. Toby Young 16 Nov 2018 · 10 min read
What Does Genetic Research Tell Us About Equal Opportunity and Meritocracy? Are genetic castes inevitable? Robert Plomin 15 Oct 2018 · 18 min read
Is Sociogenomics Racist? Those scientists who want to draw attention to the racial bias in genetic research but who don’t want to acknowledge the scientific validity of race are in a tricky position. Toby Young 15 Oct 2018 · 22 min read
The Dangers of Ignoring Cognitive Inequality Despite the fact that low IQ is correlated with negative outcomes in a large number of areas and afflicts around 15 percent of the population, we seem incapable of treating it like any other public health problem. Wael Taji 25 Aug 2018 · 13 min read
