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Sam Harris • Free Will
In a few remarkable pages of The Descent of Man, Darwin made the case for group selection, raised the principal objection to it, and then proposed a way around the objection: When two tribes of primeval man, living in the same country, came into competition, if (other circumstances being equal) the one tribe included a great number of courageous,
... See moreJonathan Haidt • The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
My favorite bias is the “I’m not biased”25 bias, in which people believe they’re more objective than others. It turns out that smart people are more likely to fall into this trap.26
Adam Grant • Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
Behavioral Biology
isa gotsfritz • 3 cards
The most fascinating part about the intelligence controversy is that most people don't find the genetic component and potency of IQ in your success as intuitive. It was blatantly apparent to me growing up people's ability to perform in subjects in school was secondarily driven by the amount of studying they did and other controllable factors and... See more
Lex Fridman • Richard Haier: IQ Tests, Human Intelligence, and Group Differences | Lex Fridman Podcast #302
Equality is our Great God, so it's no surprise Charles Murray's 1995 book on group IQ differences set off a storm. But 52 brave scientists risked their careers to support it. Who were they? Here's a full list + their most interesting books. Meet The Bell Curve Reading List:
1. Seymour Itzkoff: The Decline of... See more
"For 40 years, 'Mama' was the alpha female in a colony of chimpanzees. She was not physically dominant over the males. But she had more power than the males."
Even in the animal kingdom, there is no "natural order" of male supremacy. Dr. Frans makes a distinction between dominance and power, and gives examples of both... See more
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