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what is this?
what is this … toy? … that this kid is pulling after himself in this painting?: he seems to have a ball loaded on to it — or in it. is it a kind-of a toy cart just without wheels? or do you think it’s...
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early medieval bavarians and feuds & honor killings
below are a few quotes from Unjust Seizure: Conflict, Interest, and Authority in an Early Medieval Society regarding some historic evidence for blood feuds and honor killings in early medieval bavaria,...
View Articlesteven pinker reddit ama
m. james points out (thanks, m. james!) that steven pinker will be doing a reddit ama (“I am a…”) on march 12th @6:00 p.m. et. as m. says: “Reddit is a liberal hive and HBD-supportive comments get...
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inbreeding and outbreeding
i keep saying that i’ll define more clearly what i mean by “inbreeding” and “outbreeding,” but i never do. finally! — here i am, and i’m gonna do it! (^_^) from the oxford dictionary of biology: –...
View Article“the rule of the clan”
john derbyshire pointed out this new book to me (thanks, john!)… The Rule of the Clan – What an Ancient Form of Social Organization Reveals About the Future of Individual Freedom …written by a fellow...
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russians, eastern europeans, runs of homozygosity (roh), and inbreeding
greying wanderer (thanks, grey!) pointed out to me (via) a very interesting study of russian/eastern european genetics which includes some runs of homozygosity (roh) data (which can provide clues of...
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feuds, tournaments, and reproductive success in medieval germany (franconia)
chris pointed out a very interesting looking book (thanks, chris!), The Feud in Early Modern Germany by hillay zmora. i poked around the book a bit on google books and found that zmora is not afraid of...
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western europeans, runs of homozygosity (roh), and outbreeding
i know, i know — it’s easier to spot inbreeding (or outbreeding) from the presence (or absence) of a lot of long runs of homozygosity (roh) in the genomes of individuals in a population rather than...
View Article“genetic architecture of intelligence”
posting’s gonna be light this week ’cause easter’s fast approaching. but i’ve got some videos for ya! via john derbyshire (and konkvistador!), stephen hsu’s really great presentation “Genetic...
View Article“brainwash – race”
episode six of “hjernevask” (“brainwash”) entitled “race.” feat. greg cochran, charles murray, and richard lynn. _____ previously: brainwash and brainwash e01: the gender equality paradox
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