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Re:Can progressives be convinced that genetics matters? by swebs on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @09:27AM (#28444542)
>which would easily be resolved by having better/more scientific data

There's already quite a lot of data on the subject. Here's a 30 year meta-study from 2005 for example.

https://www1.udel.edu/educ/gottfredson/30years/Rushton-Jense...

The problem described in the article is that people are preventing/defunding further studies.

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Re:Can progressives be convinced that genetics matters? by bjourne on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @12:04PM (#28446380)
You know what both Rushton and Jensen were incredibly controversial figures, right? Perhaps not on the same level as Lynn and Vanhanen, but close.
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Re:Can progressives be convinced that genetics matters? by rafaelero on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @02:10PM (#28447903)
I mean, when society deems this field as toxic, then every figure that aims at exploring it will be filled with controversy.
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