tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post179758592487743565..comments2024-03-14T09:50:44.315+00:00Comments on Psychological comments: Deutschland über alles, dann unter allen?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09320614837348759094noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-82184863612030475542015-11-09T19:05:40.897+00:002015-11-09T19:05:40.897+00:00Dear Bruce - avoid the preview button. I think tha...Dear Bruce - avoid the preview button. I think that's what causes the problem.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09320614837348759094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-10834639635880235582015-11-09T10:05:11.792+00:002015-11-09T10:05:11.792+00:00@d - It is difficult enough to get my comments pos...@d - It is difficult enough to get my comments posted here - due to some stubborn and persistent software problem; but editing and proof-reading a long comment is far beyond my humble abilities.<br /><br />Anyway, who cares (not I - speaking as an ex-journal-editor!) about linguistic clumsiness in science; so long as the intention is honest and the meaning is clear and unambiguous? <br /><br />We can't all write luminous scientific prose like Bronowski or Chargaff - not least because we have the (mis?) fortune of being native English speakers of less than genius... Bruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-47052021496191135542015-11-07T15:52:40.305+00:002015-11-07T15:52:40.305+00:00"myself and Woodley": aw, Bruce, how cou..."myself and Woodley": aw, Bruce, how could you?deariemenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-12570786703756865202015-11-06T19:46:41.322+00:002015-11-06T19:46:41.322+00:00If this paper is correct (about which I am agnosti...If this paper is correct (about which I am agnostic, not knowing anything about the honesty and competence of the authors) then it looks exactly like what myself and Woodley predicted on the basis of mutation accumulation. <br /><br />This was predicted by WD Hamilton some decades ago, and is discussed in Narrow Roads to Gene Land Volume II. <br /><br />The main cause of mutation accumulation is assumed to be greatly reduced harshness of natural selection (needed to purge newly occurred plus inherited deleterious mutations of moderate effect, with each generation) since the Industrial Revolution. (This process is termed mutation selection balance.)<br /><br />The most significant factor is probably the reduction in stillbirths/ neonatal and child mortality from considerably more than fifty percent pre-1800 to about one percent nowadays). <br /><br />http://iqpersonalitygenius.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/what-are-genetic-causes-of-dysgenic.html and many other posts since. Bruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-39039819758051279702015-11-06T18:57:23.808+00:002015-11-06T18:57:23.808+00:00New story:
It turns out, not only did Ben Carson ...New story:<br /><br />It turns out, not only did Ben Carson lie about his “violent youth” and Egyptian pyramids, it seems he was never even a neurosurgeon:<br /><br />http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/report-carson-lied-about-west-point-acceptance/ar-CC2hJO?li=BBgzzfc&ocid=mailsignout<br />ruhkukahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-73395132311507847612015-11-06T12:46:46.449+00:002015-11-06T12:46:46.449+00:00Ask 'em whether they believe that the pyramids...Ask 'em whether they believe that the pyramids were built as grain silos. If one says "yes" he may be a distinguished neurosurgeon.deariemenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-14732899860644570152015-11-05T23:48:50.172+00:002015-11-05T23:48:50.172+00:00''Environment'', where we live, AL...''Environment'', where we live, ALWAYS influence phenotypes as well phenotype ALWAYS will have inner, self or genetic influence. The question is, what is the most strong response* <br /><br />my typ, specially in stable environment, living beings. Myopia is not a ''influence of environment'' but a ''organic response'' to this environment change, as happened with inuits when they moved from ice to the urban Canada.<br /><br />i ''feel'' ;)<br />Santocultonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-49496308453958128052015-11-05T19:49:57.424+00:002015-11-05T19:49:57.424+00:00Attend talks on serious topics at your local libra...Attend talks on serious topics at your local library. <br /><br />Join your local art museum's booster society. Attend events.<br /><br />Join your local university museum's friends group. Attend events, especially lectures on newly published books on obscure features of just about anything.<br /><br />Join a writer's group. Take a class through your local adult ed. department.<br /><br />East Coastnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-39810717083127666012015-11-05T19:45:49.986+00:002015-11-05T19:45:49.986+00:00Does it correlate with increasing myopia?
Child...Does it correlate with increasing myopia? <br /><br />Children have been spending less and less time outside. The environmental changes of less time moving and playing outside, vs. more time sitting focusing one's eyes on a point on a plane mere inches from the nose could influence one's ingrained knowledge of three-dimensional objects. <br /><br />http://www.nature.com/news/the-myopia-boom-1.17120<br /><br />The environment influences the phenotype.East Coastnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-55811033350878885982015-11-05T17:09:16.560+00:002015-11-05T17:09:16.560+00:00Do not do any of that. Ask them about themselves a...Do not do any of that. Ask them about themselves and their lives, and the places where they live and their opinions on things. Then the chance of learning something is increased. You can do your selection of follow up conversations after that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09320614837348759094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-85670801508442565612015-11-05T17:05:25.914+00:002015-11-05T17:05:25.914+00:00Buj, 1981
Jaworowska & Szustrowa, 1991
Raven ...Buj, 1981<br />Jaworowska & Szustrowa, 1991 <br />Raven et al., 2000<br />Raven, 2008<br />Dobrean et al., 2008<br /><br />I based it on the above papers, but very happy to update, since it seemed too low. <br /> <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09320614837348759094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-43388631055304067492015-11-05T15:14:33.274+00:002015-11-05T15:14:33.274+00:00Might try that.
It may take several questions/exe...Might try that.<br /><br />It may take several questions/exercises to make a good assessment.<br /><br />Seeing if they have fundamentalist religious beliefs is probably another good test, although inappropriate for someone I've just met.ruhkukahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-89647423277758368152015-11-05T13:59:47.353+00:002015-11-05T13:59:47.353+00:00Hum the start of Schubert's Trout and see if t...Hum the start of Schubert's Trout and see if they take it up.deariemenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-91324581256251209222015-11-05T00:26:38.465+00:002015-11-05T00:26:38.465+00:00Do you accept comments from Wordpress accounts? Be...Do you accept comments from Wordpress accounts? Because I tried submitting a comment above but I don't see it...<br /><br />Anyhow, this is off topic: I've run into a problem, which may sound stupid or silly or unlikely. I don't have many smart people to interact with on a daily basis, or at least no one around me seems smart. They all seem really frickin' stupid. I spend all my time on the Internet because there's so many idiots around me everywhere.<br /><br />So let's assume I'm looking to find people with IQs over 115-120 or so to communicate with. Not that I'm a genius myself, as my WAIS-IV IQ is only 120, but my general knowledge and interests are far deeper than most people with my IQ. I choose the threshold of 115-120 because these are the people smart enough to hold intelligent conversations and form their own opinions (not regurgitate crap they hear on TV). I wanna be able to do the following with random people I meet:<br /><br />1) Hold a conversation for less than 5 minutes<br />2) Ask a question about their lifestyle/interests that will immediately give me an accurate estimate of whether their IQ is above the threshold mentioned above.<br /><br />That's it. I'm a college graduate from a decent university, so I could swing by the Alumni Building sometime to hold deep conversations with them but I'm too busy at work.<br /><br />I don't want to ask people for their IQ/SAT scores, or for those of their family members. I could ask them what university they graduated from or whether or not they majored in STEM, or if they're an engineer/doctor, but that's too easy :D (and that will risk too many false negatives, maybe a few false positives too)<br /><br />I've had some of the following ideas: <br />1) Ask them if they like classical music. Linda Gottfredson claims that a preference for classical music is a strong predictor of triple digit IQ. This statement actually inspired me to try this exercise in the first place. This question doesn't seem like it would indicate too many false positives, but I think there would be a lot of false negatives. Plus, I wanna meet a higher threshold than that.<br />2) Ask them if they've had children out wedlock. If they're a "baby's mama" or if they have one, that's pretty solid indicator in the opposite direction (IQ lower than 115). But going by that may lead to too many false positives for IQ above 115.<br />3) Ask them if they've ever been incarcerated. Pretty much the same thing as above, although moreso as far as false positives, because of fewer people being incarcerated, even those below 115.<br />4) Ask them, "Have you read more than ____ (some #) of books for personal pleasure in the past year?" I'm guessing people above 115 would've read at least a half dozen books for personal pleasure during the year.<br />5) Ask them, "Do you read IQ blogs?" Will weed out a lot people who may be smart enough, though.<br />6) Ask them, "Do you have any African ancestry in the last few generations?" wouldn't give too many false negatives, but of course would give a whole lot of false positives too.<br />7) Ask them some series of vocabulary words (or maybe a short digit span test)? That's too easy, though, more looking for lifestyle type questions that could come up in the course of conversation.<br />8) Ask them, "do you like math?" If they say no, most surely IQ < 115.<br />9) Ask them their net wealth. Inappropriate.<br /><br />Anyhow, do you understand what I'm asking for? Can you give me some ideas? Is this type of thing possible?<br />ruhkukahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-72765045383984121352015-11-04T19:59:43.061+00:002015-11-04T19:59:43.061+00:00I don’t think your Polish IQ figure of 92 is corre...I don’t think your Polish IQ figure of 92 is correct. I’ve read it’s 99 - only slightly lower than Germany’s. Poland currently does better than Germany on PISA scores in all categories - it’s Europe’s educational rising star.<br /><br />Over the centuries there’s been a fair amount of German-Polish mixing, especially in border regions. In the 19th century Poles living in Prussian-German Silesia were under pressure to Germanise if they wanted to get ahead; the surprisingly large number of “native” Germans whose surname ends in “-ski” almost certainly have part Polish ancestry. (On the other hand, Nietzsche’s claim his family was really Polish is almost certainly false; he was just being facetiously anti-German.)georgesdelatourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03548858896924613970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-20366585025506274562015-11-04T19:15:00.855+00:002015-11-04T19:15:00.855+00:00There are differences between ''study to p...There are differences between ''study to play violin or other musical instrument'' during childhood than adult life??? Children learn faster than adult, is not??<br /><br />Musical prodigious tend to start to play musical instrument in the early life. But if they or at least a one them was placed as a child in a deprived environment, without the availability of musical instruments.<br /><br />And he was exposed to musical instrument only when he became adult. Would he be able to learn the same way, at the same level, as a child, or learning will be more difficult and would be likely that he not become a prodigious virtuoso ???Santocultonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-29419404005257420492015-11-04T11:51:09.363+00:002015-11-04T11:51:09.363+00:00Maxim! My mistake. Take your other points. Maxim! My mistake. Take your other points. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09320614837348759094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-77732598986838373652015-11-04T00:12:49.289+00:002015-11-04T00:12:49.289+00:00Gatling is not a synonym for machine gun. The Gatl...Gatling is not a synonym for machine gun. The Gatling was a very specific firearm that had long since been rendered obsolete before the war in question. The last time it saw any use that I'm aware of is around the time Teddy Roosevelt was hiking up San Juan Hill. <br /><br />Your use of the term there is a bit like stating that the Kaiser used Zeppelins during the London Blitz in WWII.<br /><br />The most iconic weapon of WWI would likely be the Maxim and its derivatives, like the early Vickers and the MG 08.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-1367115687321293662015-11-03T23:47:47.904+00:002015-11-03T23:47:47.904+00:00They're all Boche.They're all Boche.deariemenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-2938309946346813822015-11-03T21:41:49.565+00:002015-11-03T21:41:49.565+00:00Worthy of Bild. Authors tell me most subjects were...Worthy of Bild. Authors tell me most subjects were German speaking Austrians, but same general arguments hold.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09320614837348759094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-24424157360019889912015-11-03T19:48:19.970+00:002015-11-03T19:48:19.970+00:00Boche biffed by beaucoup bozos.Boche biffed by beaucoup bozos.deariemenoreply@blogger.com