I don’t think it’s an axiom that all populations of people have to be equal in every aspect, so it’s an interesting hypothesis.

The suggestion is to find the gene responsible and iq test the holders of the gene and their non-carrier siblings, and compare the results.

With the Flynn effect raising IQ scores of nearly all races and populations, maybe the Ashkenazi/gentile difference could simply be that Jewish enlightenment has given Jews more time with the Flynn effect. Though the Flynn effect is mostly a phenomona in the visual spatial area of IQ tests, where as jews perform better in Verbal and mathematical sections.

I think it’s very interesting, though as a gentile, I am a bit jealous of Jewish intellect.

But I do have a nice nose, so i should count my blessings ;-)

J.

It is a sign of inattention to details.

Actually, this should be a lesson to all bloggers: Check your source before you quote it.

Anyway, the “Smarter than you” title was deliberately provocative. Jew-haters really don’t like it when the superiority of so many of the people they loathe is pointed out to them. I mean, what’s David Duke’s real contribution to the world? Getting arrested for tax fraud? Getting thrown out of the Louisiana state legislature after one term? Being ugly?

Now compare his contribution to the world with any Jew of similar fame, and you will find that, hands-down, the Jew’s contributions are by far the greater. Hey. Even my great-aunt Tibby left more of a lasting impression on the world than Duke, and all she did was run a deli in Brooklyn.

Meryl, you shoulda known you were setting yourself up here. You call a piece “Smarter than you,” and don’t notice that the news story you’ve hooked your posting to is a year old? You know I love you, but I am laughing at the irony here…

J.

It’s well known that complex carbohydrates (found in bagels), omega-3 fatty acids (found in lox), and the amino acide tyrosine (found in cream cheese), all improve brain function.

When one looks beyond the blindingly obvious we find that Caucasion children raised in homes that stress the same values as those that are typical in East Asian homes tend to perform to lower academic standards.

For those who are interesting in reading the actual Cochran, Harpending & Hardy paper, we provide a link here.

The principle question here is whether one believes that evolution stopped at the neck. Actually, we know that it hasn’t for Dr. Bruce Lahn’s work has shown the rise and differential sweep of two alleles associated with cognition. See the maps included in this post.

Yep. Exactly. It is gutbusting. and tons of money was made. And it has stood the test of time (Making them ‘classics’). And they have many grown men aping their antics even today in office spaces around the world (I know ‘cuz I have co-workers doing just that…)

– and they look ‘stupid’ at the same time. Perfect. Genius. But a subtle genius, none the less.