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Daily Alchemy: a question to think on together
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Race and IQ
I recently got dinner at a hole-in-the-wall asian spot with a geneticist named Razib Khan. Over noodles, and with a concerned glance over his shoulder, he admitted that the science is clear: race is absolutely tied to IQ. Jews are the smartest.... I believe it’s likely that Race is correlated to IQ. I would like to see data that substantiates this. It seems to me that the majority view is that anyone that would agree that Race and IQ are correlated is a racist, and that’s concerning to me.... Hmmm I am not sure about this. It makes me think about the genetics that might impact our eating style… which we know is extremely varied across ethnic backgrounds. Regardless, folks eat in accordance with what’s available.... Ghost DNA Mapped in Every Living Human Genome
Super Archaic DNA Reaches Oceanians Through Denisovan Interbreeding Claims that link these genetic signals to the Nephilim of biblical texts find no support in the data. The Nephilim appear in religious literature as hybrid beings of uncertain description.... As far back as I can recall (I’m 67 but have pretty good recall to age 3), I’ve dealt with unexplained pain and inflammation. I think I’ve seen at least one specialist in just about every common specialty there is....