tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post4523553339606938562..comments2024-03-14T09:50:44.315+00:00Comments on Psychological comments: Loci number and group differenceAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09320614837348759094noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-9335604344224561792013-10-12T19:16:54.811+01:002013-10-12T19:16:54.811+01:00A good point. I will have to think about that, and...A good point. I will have to think about that, and the various ways of making the point. (I will probably have to read back over several of your posts). Another general approach is to look at all genetic group differences in term of cousin distance, first and second cousins being pretty well related, down to seventh cousins which applies to just about anybody, if I understand the maths correctly. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09320614837348759094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-58691927746923998182013-10-12T10:38:00.839+01:002013-10-12T10:38:00.839+01:00I always encourage people to think about how much ...I always encourage people to think about how much difference can be found among siblings, much less cousins.Steve Sailerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11920109042402850214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-48664628434446652592013-10-06T22:23:43.304+01:002013-10-06T22:23:43.304+01:00I don't think that continent of origin, howeve...I don't think that continent of origin, however traditional, is strictly enough. All than is required is a strong barrier to inter-marriage, which could include a major geographical feature or even a very strong religious or cultural divide. European Jews can be distinguished genetically from other Euroeans, despite their many generations together in the same continent.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09320614837348759094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-77967878006326862522013-10-06T22:20:08.760+01:002013-10-06T22:20:08.760+01:00I do not know, yet the measure is a logical one. B...I do not know, yet the measure is a logical one. By the way, the author used lowercase omega, and Live Writer transcribed it as v.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09320614837348759094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-11374930403510177042013-10-06T22:17:47.354+01:002013-10-06T22:17:47.354+01:00thanks, an interesting study, and very relevant to...thanks, an interesting study, and very relevant to this debate.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09320614837348759094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-26343769833367247032013-10-05T19:46:02.935+01:002013-10-05T19:46:02.935+01:00http://westhunt.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/lewontins...http://westhunt.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/lewontins-argument/<br /><br />This argument is so profoundly ignorant that you would have to do away with the concept of species if you were to take it seriously:<br /> <br />"there is less mtDNA difference between dogs, wolves and coyotes than there is between the various ethnic groups of human beings, which are recognized as belonging to a single species."<br /><br />The only person I know of which has made a convincing argument against the classic concept of race is the social psychologist Jonathan Haidt. He made the point that since evolution has accelerated so greatly over the last 40k years (Hawks et al: http://www.pnas.org/content/104/52/20753.abstract) there can be significant differences between adjacent populations and hence which continent group (i.e. traditional definition of race) you belong to might not be that informative. I find the argument persuasive.endre bakken stovnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-85561696846600293822013-10-05T18:34:07.099+01:002013-10-05T18:34:07.099+01:00Is this v-measure used to decide taxonomical quest...Is this v-measure used to decide taxonomical questions in other species?endre bakken stovnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-58608434775953917192013-10-05T11:41:24.364+01:002013-10-05T11:41:24.364+01:00have you seen this study you might find it interes... have you seen this study you might find it interesting. tons of differentiation in some brain related genes, much higher than genes for skin color. these are just some genes we know the purpose of so far. so brain differentiation definitely exists in some capacity it's just a matter of knowing which traits<br />http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/11/16<br /><br />http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/figures/1471-2148-11-16-1.gifAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com