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by skannamalai 1941 days ago
Biologist with a background in genetics here- there is no compelling evidence for statistically valid differences in measured intelligence on a racial genotypic basis. Most attempts to sort races by intelligence (e.g. The Bell Curve) end up being poorly designed junk science.

Dr. Adam Rutherford is a great pop science presence for debunking, or at the very least, addressing the claims that intelligence tracks with race on a genetic basis if you're truly interested in this topic.

https://youtu.be/3F0YSyeQavU

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I agree with some of Taleb's critiques of IQ as a whole, and am quite interested in this topic. I will check out Dr. Rutherford's talk, thanks!