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Dysgenics: Genetic Deterioration in Modern Populations

Richard Lynn
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The Breakdown of Natural Selection The Genetic Deterioration of Health Intelligence and Fertility Sibling Studies Intelligence and fertility in the United States Intelligence and fertility in Europe as discussed by the authors.
Abstract
Historical Understanding of the Problem Natural Selection in Preindustrial Societies The Breakdown of Natural Selection The Genetic Deterioration of Health Intelligence and Fertility Sibling Studies Intelligence and Fertility in the United States Intelligence and Fertility in Europe Resolving the Paradox of the Secular Rise of Intelligence Education and Fertility Socioeconomic Status and Fertility Socioeconomic Status Differences in Intelligence Socioeconomic Status Differences in Conscientiousness The Genetic Basis of Socioeconomic Status Differences in Conscientiousness Dysgenic Fertility for Conscientiousness Dysgenic Fertility in Economically Developing National Counterarguments and Rejoinders.

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Human biochemical genetics

Grüneberg H
- 01 Jul 1960 - 
TL;DR: For the next few weeks the course is going to be exploring a field that’s actually older than classical population genetics, although the approach it’ll be taking to it involves the use of population genetic machinery.
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The g Factor: The Science of Mental Ability

TL;DR: A pesar de la relativamente corta historia de la Psicologia como ciencia, existen pocos constructos psicologicos que perduren 90 anos despues de their formulación and continuen plenamente vigentes in la actualidad as mentioned in this paper.
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Searching for justice: The discovery of IQ gains over time.

TL;DR: In this article, the equation between IQ and intelligence, whether group potential is determined by a group's mean IQ, whether the BlackWhite IQ gap is genetic, and the meritocratic thesis that genes for IQ will become highly correlated with class.
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Human biochemical genetics

Grüneberg H
- 01 Jul 1960 - 
TL;DR: For the next few weeks the course is going to be exploring a field that’s actually older than classical population genetics, although the approach it’ll be taking to it involves the use of population genetic machinery.
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The Nature of Human Values.

Helen Gouldner, +1 more
- 01 Jun 1975 - 
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Inheritance of alcohol abuse. Cross-fostering analysis of adopted men

TL;DR: The inheritance of alcoholism was studied in 862 Swedish men adopted by nonrelatives at an early age and found that both the congenital and postnatal backgrounds of the adoptees modify their risk for alcohol abuse.
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Massive IQ gains in 14 nations: What IQ tests really measure.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors show that IQ tests do not measure intelligence but rather a correlate with a weak causal link to intelligence, which can explain differential trends on various mental tests, such as the combination of IQ gains and Scholastic Aptitude Test losses in the United States.