Subversive w/Alex Kaschuta Emil Kirkegaard - Science Outside The Overton Window
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Feb 23, 2022 AI Snips
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From Marxism To Genetics
- Emil describes his intellectual journey from youthful Marxism to scientific empiricism.
- He shifted focus to genetics and intelligence after reading evolutionary biology and Dawkins.
Reconstructing IQ From Public Data
- Emil reconstructed Danish draft-test IQ differences using public origin and country IQ estimates.
- The weighted expected IQ closely matched observed immigrant scores, surprising him.
Use FOI Requests To Find Data
- Request public administrative datasets via freedom-of-information in open-data-friendly countries.
- Use basic analysis to extract valuable insights that academics often ignore.