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Re:Ask a Female Engineer: Thoughts on the Google Memo by zo1 on Tuesday August 15, 2017 @04:22PM (#15022035)
I'm always amazed at how touchy discussions on that topic are, even more so than the Male/Female ones. I personally wouldn't bring up any studies/factual-statistics regarding it in polite conversation with a member of the relevant race being present.

There is a whole wikipedia article devoted to it with a range of information on the topic:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_and_intelligence

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Re:Ask a Female Engineer: Thoughts on the Google Memo by joe_the_user on Tuesday August 15, 2017 @04:33PM (#15022179)
"I personally wouldn't bring up any studies/factual-statistics regarding it in polite conversation with a member of the relevant race being present. [links to studies]"

Which is to say you either A: don't consider hn polite conversation or B: don't imagine the "relevant race" is present.

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Re:Ask a Female Engineer: Thoughts on the Google Memo by mastazi on Tuesday August 15, 2017 @04:44PM (#15022301)
HN is definitely not what I would call polite conversation. Casually talking about the weather, asking how the wife and boys are is.

It is my understanding that this community makes a point about sharing "anything that a good hacker would find interesting".

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Re:Ask a Female Engineer: Thoughts on the Google Memo by flukus on Tuesday August 15, 2017 @09:48PM (#15024358)
More likely C: They won't get fired for a post on HN.
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