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This dataset, which claims to provide a single IQ value for each country, is in the news again. Here's a thread on my dive into the data a couple of years ago. I didn't have to look far to find major problems. My #rstats code is linked at the end. 🧪
1. An overview of the Lynn-Becker National IQ data set (NIQD), beloved by race science, by an evolutionary anthropologist/psychologist (me, who knowns nothing about IQ research). This🧵also looks at two of its South African source studies. With R code. 🧪
December 7, 2025 at 11:36 PM
This dataset, which claims to provide a single IQ value for each country, is in the news again. Here's a thread on my dive into the data a couple of years ago. I didn't have to look far to find major problems. My #rstats code is linked at the end. 🧪
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Keep standing up to the bullies. Don’t comply in advance and never bend the knee. It’s going to take all of us to make it through this.
April 19, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Keep standing up to the bullies. Don’t comply in advance and never bend the knee. It’s going to take all of us to make it through this.
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If we make it through this dark period with democracy intact, it may be because the administration's incompetence was greater than its depravity.
April 19, 2025 at 1:47 AM
If we make it through this dark period with democracy intact, it may be because the administration's incompetence was greater than its depravity.
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Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
April 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
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TIL that measles can infect and persist in the brain, and then (rarely) FIVE TO TEN YEARS LATER, kills you. There are no effective treatments.
Vaccination against measles obviously prevents this 🧪 journals.plos.org/plospathogen...
Vaccination against measles obviously prevents this 🧪 journals.plos.org/plospathogen...
![Acute viral infections are typically cleared by the host’s innate and adaptive immune responses, but even non-integrating RNA viruses can persist [1,2]. Neurons of the central nervous system are a privileged location for persistence because the host cannot deploy the cytolytic and inflammatory defense mechanisms that control infections in renewable cell types [3,4]. Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) provides the prime example of a persistent brain infection caused by a human RNA virus. SSPE, which occurs in about 1 in 10,000 individuals typically 5–10 years after they experience an acute infection as a child [5–7], starts with subtle signs of intellectual and psychological dysfunction and progresses to sensory and motor function deterioration that ultimately leads to death [8,9]. There are no effective treatments for SSPE, however nonspecific antivirals (interferons, ribavirin, and inosine pranobex) have been used [10]. Although vaccination against measles prevents SSPE, this lethal disease is resurging due to vaccine hesitancy and missed immunizations due to COVID-19 related disruptions [11,12].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wadfbchvgyngydxdhms5fvq6/bafkreifhzaeouy4vjlzpr3gc6irwy4hcpl3cb2x32fonx7irbxta3mrmmi@jpeg)
April 8, 2025 at 2:08 AM
TIL that measles can infect and persist in the brain, and then (rarely) FIVE TO TEN YEARS LATER, kills you. There are no effective treatments.
Vaccination against measles obviously prevents this 🧪 journals.plos.org/plospathogen...
Vaccination against measles obviously prevents this 🧪 journals.plos.org/plospathogen...
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1. What's at risk by disrupting NIH? With only a bit of hyperbole: a mechanistic understanding of life itself, & therefore better treatments for cancer, dementias, autoimmune disorders, neurodegenerative diseases, birth defects, aging & more 🧪
Notes on a revolution interrupted 🧵
Notes on a revolution interrupted 🧵
March 23, 2025 at 8:46 PM
1. What's at risk by disrupting NIH? With only a bit of hyperbole: a mechanistic understanding of life itself, & therefore better treatments for cancer, dementias, autoimmune disorders, neurodegenerative diseases, birth defects, aging & more 🧪
Notes on a revolution interrupted 🧵
Notes on a revolution interrupted 🧵
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we are living under fascism right now
March 21, 2025 at 5:08 PM
we are living under fascism right now
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1/x My NIH grant that would collect data to help *prevent suicidal thoughts and behaviors* among LGBTQ+ people was terminated today, along with many other LGBTQ+ focused grants. These terminations make no sense scientifically. Here's why:
March 22, 2025 at 1:42 AM
1/x My NIH grant that would collect data to help *prevent suicidal thoughts and behaviors* among LGBTQ+ people was terminated today, along with many other LGBTQ+ focused grants. These terminations make no sense scientifically. Here's why:
Denmark as well
March 12, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Denmark as well
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Vance should not endanger his kids by showing up in public with them. Just like MusKKK. That is called consequences.
March 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Vance should not endanger his kids by showing up in public with them. Just like MusKKK. That is called consequences.
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I had to bring this here because it’s so good
March 8, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I had to bring this here because it’s so good
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You gotta love it
Please repost this
Please repost this
March 6, 2025 at 2:06 AM
You gotta love it
Please repost this
Please repost this
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This isn't even a real State of the Union, it's just a fucking campaign rally. The Dems should disrupt until every one of them is kicked out of Congress, this is fucking absurd.
March 5, 2025 at 2:27 AM
This isn't even a real State of the Union, it's just a fucking campaign rally. The Dems should disrupt until every one of them is kicked out of Congress, this is fucking absurd.
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CAN WE GET LESS OF THIS AND MORE OF THIS PLEASE
March 5, 2025 at 3:05 AM
CAN WE GET LESS OF THIS AND MORE OF THIS PLEASE
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The headlines tonight should have read "Trump orders entire Democratic party kicked out of Congress as he announces desire to take over Greenland and Panama" but instead it's gonna be a bunch of losers clapping over some stupid DEI Secret Service kid.
March 5, 2025 at 3:48 AM
The headlines tonight should have read "Trump orders entire Democratic party kicked out of Congress as he announces desire to take over Greenland and Panama" but instead it's gonna be a bunch of losers clapping over some stupid DEI Secret Service kid.
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Number of times Russia invaded Ukraine: 8
Number of times Ukraine invaded Russia: 0
But sure tell me more about how Russia invaded Ukraine in self-defense.
Number of times Ukraine invaded Russia: 0
But sure tell me more about how Russia invaded Ukraine in self-defense.
March 4, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Number of times Russia invaded Ukraine: 8
Number of times Ukraine invaded Russia: 0
But sure tell me more about how Russia invaded Ukraine in self-defense.
Number of times Ukraine invaded Russia: 0
But sure tell me more about how Russia invaded Ukraine in self-defense.
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Macron tonight:
“I want to believe that the United States will stand by our side but we must be prepared that it will not be the case”
youtu.be/ZvssAXQz4Cw?...
“I want to believe that the United States will stand by our side but we must be prepared that it will not be the case”
youtu.be/ZvssAXQz4Cw?...
Full speech: Macron calls for major European rearmament • FRANCE 24 English
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March 5, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Macron tonight:
“I want to believe that the United States will stand by our side but we must be prepared that it will not be the case”
youtu.be/ZvssAXQz4Cw?...
“I want to believe that the United States will stand by our side but we must be prepared that it will not be the case”
youtu.be/ZvssAXQz4Cw?...
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I hope the world doesn't end before the new Assassins Creed comes out because it's looking pretty sweet
March 5, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I hope the world doesn't end before the new Assassins Creed comes out because it's looking pretty sweet
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In an ideal world, every College and University in the States would have a mass protest and general strike tomorrow.
March 4, 2025 at 7:40 PM
In an ideal world, every College and University in the States would have a mass protest and general strike tomorrow.
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Pretty much sums up last night. What we are living through is NOT normal. Kudos to @repstansbury.bsky.social
March 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Pretty much sums up last night. What we are living through is NOT normal. Kudos to @repstansbury.bsky.social
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ProPublica looked into science grants that Ted Cruz's team flagged as "radical" and "neo-Marxist" and, uh.
This would be good comedy if it didn't matter so much www.propublica.org/article/ted-...
This would be good comedy if it didn't matter so much www.propublica.org/article/ted-...
March 3, 2025 at 3:45 AM
ProPublica looked into science grants that Ted Cruz's team flagged as "radical" and "neo-Marxist" and, uh.
This would be good comedy if it didn't matter so much www.propublica.org/article/ted-...
This would be good comedy if it didn't matter so much www.propublica.org/article/ted-...