Human Biodiversity, Psychometrics, and Evolutionary Psychology

That ancient question - what accounts for the wealth of nations? Don't tax yourself with Adam Smith or Landes. It's mostly intelligence, with a small dash of social cohesion.

Disagree With Ron Unz’s Conclusions On Chinese IQ

This about HBD, tagged , , , was written by for on August 17, 2012 .35 Comments

He writes: These scores are indeed truly remarkable, and completely confirm the apparent pattern of Lynn’s IQ samples, in which desperately poor East Asians tend to score at or above the levels of the most successful and well-educated Western populations… But since the total population is at least well into the hundreds of millions, heavily rural […]

Quantifying Future Time Orientation

This about HBD, tagged , , , was written by for on August 15, 2012 .41 Comments

In a 2010 paper on time preferences*, the authors Mei Wang et al. conducted an experiment in which participants could choose either $3400 now or $3800 a month later. Now I would choose the latter option but maybe it’s just because I’m intelligent and have been living in the West for quite a while. In […]

The Puzzle Of Indian IQ: A Country Of Gypsies And Jews

This about HBD, tagged , , , was written by for on August 14, 2012 .98 Comments

The question of Indian IQ is a big puzzle. Far trickier than China’s IQ which I think I’ve basically figured out (101-102 today; 106-108 genetic ceiling). The PISA-adjusted IQ of India – as extrapolated from the states of Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh, which are relatively rich and are reputed to have good school systems by Indian […]

Analysis Of China’s PISA 2009 Results

This about HBD, tagged , , was written by for on August 13, 2012 .31 Comments

As human capital is so important for prosperity, it behoves us to know China’s in detail to assess whether it will continue converging on developed countries. Until recently the best data we had were disparate IQ tests (on the basis of which Richard Lynn’s latest estimate is an IQ of 105.8 in his 2012 book […]

Olympic Observations

This about HBD, tagged , , was written by for on August 12, 2012 .7 Comments

Now that the Olympics are drawing to an end, it’s now time for me to weigh in with my HBD / game perspective. (1) What is up with India? Only 5 medals. Record-setting (3 in Beijing, 0-2 in all previous Olympics) but that’s still atrocious for a country of 1.2 billion people – even a […]

Why Are Russian Chicks So Hot?

This about HBD, tagged , , , was written by for on August 11, 2012 .32 Comments

This is one of those stereotypes that is totally correct. Take a casual stroll about any Russian town and the typical woman you see would be considered “very cute” or “pretty” in places like the Germany, the UK or the US. And one or two of them will have supermodel looks. That kind of talent […]

IQ Is A Social Construct Except When It Isn’t

This about HBD, tagged , , was written by for on August 10, 2012 .7 Comments

That is, when it happens to show that someone is a mental retard and as such shouldn’t be executed for murder. Just the old liberal hamster wheel logic in action. I’m actually quite indifferent to the DP. But I’m not indifferent to using mental retardation as a defense. If anything it is more of a reason […]

IQ Bell Curves, Diasporas, Market-Dominant Minorities

This about HBD, tagged , , , , was written by for on August 4, 2012 .15 Comments

The reason that some go on about Jewish financial dominance is that because in some sense it actually exists (although unlike the anti-Semites/ZOG’ers I see no evidence that it is achieved with under-handed, coordinated, or conscious methods on the part of Jews as a group). The blogger race/history/evolution notes recently compiled two tables analyzing the ethnicity of […]

Hamburgers And Rednecks: IQ Estimates Of US Ethnic Groups

This about HBD, tagged , , , was written by for on July 31, 2012 .34 Comments

Via The Audacious Epigone: IQ scores by US ethnic groups. It is not very useful I think in theoretical or practical applications but it is interesting as a showcase of why IQ is more than just genetic inheritance, incorporating also Flynn, sampling issues, sense of popular identity, selection bias, etc. Wordsum is basically a vocab test of […]

Did Ron Unz Score An Own Goal Too?

This about HBD, tagged , , , , was written by for on July 28, 2012 .38 Comments

In recent days Ron Unz’s article Race, IQ, and Wealth (The American Conservative) has been making the rounds in the HBDsphere. Broadly speaking it argues for the predominance of cultural and environmental factors as opposed to genetic in forming IQ. It is fairly long but it’s also one of the best statements of that position out there, […]

Russian Anti-Semitism, Or Just Affirmative Action In Action?

This about HBD, tagged , , , , , was written by for on June 29, 2012 .14 Comments

While writing this post on Da Russophile about why Russians do not (for the most part) hate Jews – a post that will also be of interest to AKarlin readers – I came across very interesting historical data on literacy and educational accomplishment by ethnic groups in the USSR. Per 100 people of respective nationality […]

North Korea, Poster Child For HBD Theory

This about HBD, tagged , , , was written by for on June 24, 2012 .63 Comments

In a response to a race denier on this blog, who argued for the primacy of culture and political economic systems, Lazy Glossophiliac wrote: In regards to North Korea: how’s that Sudanese nuclear weapons program coming along? Any 100-story hotels put up with the help of local engineering talent? Come to think of it, did […]