The bell curve, Charles Murray and James Herndesdine from the 80s. The book purports to be super duper modern and scientific but yet reaches conclusions that have been reached a hundred years ago by pseudoscientific nonsense people. When you open the bell curve, you do not find that discussion. In fact, you find that they cite some of the pseudoscientIFIC racism of the past approvingly.
Welcome to the April 2023 Ask Me Anything episode of Mindscape! These monthly excursions are funded by Patreon supporters (who are also the ones asking the questions). We take questions asked by Patreons, whittle them down to a more manageable number — based primarily on whether I have anything interesting to say about them, not whether the questions themselves are good — and sometimes group them together if they are about a similar topic. Enjoy!
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