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Thread 🧵 of my greatest hits (and misses) on YouTube super trivia! #infosec #philosophy #academia #HackThePlanet
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this ad is just false. it's referring to a statistic called heritability (h2), which is falsely used to measure "how genetic" a trait is.
in actuality, h2 refers to the percentage of variation in a population thats *correlated* to genes.
a trait can be mostly environmental & have high h2 (1/?)
in actuality, h2 refers to the percentage of variation in a population thats *correlated* to genes.
a trait can be mostly environmental & have high h2 (1/?)
December 4, 2025 at 5:28 PM
this ad is just false. it's referring to a statistic called heritability (h2), which is falsely used to measure "how genetic" a trait is.
in actuality, h2 refers to the percentage of variation in a population thats *correlated* to genes.
a trait can be mostly environmental & have high h2 (1/?)
in actuality, h2 refers to the percentage of variation in a population thats *correlated* to genes.
a trait can be mostly environmental & have high h2 (1/?)
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Kudos to Rebecca for leading this charge! Lynn's data is an embarrassment to the scientific enterprise. The skull measurers on Twitter are having a predictable response with the repeated claim that "other data replicate" Lynn's results.
Easy to see that's not true for the 2002, 2012, or "new" set
Easy to see that's not true for the 2002, 2012, or "new" set
November 28, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Kudos to Rebecca for leading this charge! Lynn's data is an embarrassment to the scientific enterprise. The skull measurers on Twitter are having a predictable response with the repeated claim that "other data replicate" Lynn's results.
Easy to see that's not true for the 2002, 2012, or "new" set
Easy to see that's not true for the 2002, 2012, or "new" set
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I haven't even checked to see if Reason did it's annual rerun of that fucking bullshit "Socialism almost killed the Pilgrims" column by Stossel, but I'm sure they have. So here: c4ss.org/content/22792
No, Stossel. The Pilgrims Were Starved by a Corporation, Not by Communism.
Each year at this time somebody in the right-libertarian world, reenacting an obligatory Thanksgiving ritual, drags out the old chestnut about the Pilgrims at Plymouth almost starving from “communism”...
c4ss.org
November 27, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I haven't even checked to see if Reason did it's annual rerun of that fucking bullshit "Socialism almost killed the Pilgrims" column by Stossel, but I'm sure they have. So here: c4ss.org/content/22792
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"We assess the contributions of behavioural ecology to fundamental science & its application to global challenges. In all cases, progress has relied on a hypothesis-driven approach that combines mathematical modelling with empirical testing and the strategic choice of simplifying assumptions"
Behavioural ecology in the twenty-first century - Nature Ecology & Evolution
This Perspective discusses how the field of behavioural ecology has contributed to fundamental science and tackling global challenges, ranging from understanding how natural selection leads to adaptat...
www.nature.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:11 AM
"We assess the contributions of behavioural ecology to fundamental science & its application to global challenges. In all cases, progress has relied on a hypothesis-driven approach that combines mathematical modelling with empirical testing and the strategic choice of simplifying assumptions"
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The take-home message when I give talks about race science: “for bad science to persist, you need (1) a core of ethically or methodologically compromised people who are willing to fabricate data or create misleading evidence & (2) a larger group of people who are willing to promote these ideas”
Sociology of science: What does it take for erroneous or fraudulent claims to take hold? | Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science
statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu
November 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The take-home message when I give talks about race science: “for bad science to persist, you need (1) a core of ethically or methodologically compromised people who are willing to fabricate data or create misleading evidence & (2) a larger group of people who are willing to promote these ideas”
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I wrote a little bit about the "missing heritability" question and several recent studies that have brought it to a close. A short 🧵
The missing heritability question is now (mostly) answered
Not with a bang but with a whimper
theinfinitesimal.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I wrote a little bit about the "missing heritability" question and several recent studies that have brought it to a close. A short 🧵
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Oh d@ng, I’ve heard Allens name regarding (co-)authorship on historiography writeups about the American eugenics movement. He certainly gave a lot of interesting perspectives—- especially on Harry H. Laughlin 😁
www.researchgate.net/profile/Garl...
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1954...
www.researchgate.net/profile/Garl...
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1954...
November 23, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Oh d@ng, I’ve heard Allens name regarding (co-)authorship on historiography writeups about the American eugenics movement. He certainly gave a lot of interesting perspectives—- especially on Harry H. Laughlin 😁
www.researchgate.net/profile/Garl...
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1954...
www.researchgate.net/profile/Garl...
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1954...
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It only took us several decades and dozens Nature/Nature Genetics papers but we finally got to the conclusion that plant and animal breeders (and Lewontin) arrived at from the start: twin studies suck!
I wrote a little bit about the "missing heritability" question and several recent studies that have brought it to a close. A short 🧵
The missing heritability question is now (mostly) answered
Not with a bang but with a whimper
theinfinitesimal.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:40 PM
It only took us several decades and dozens Nature/Nature Genetics papers but we finally got to the conclusion that plant and animal breeders (and Lewontin) arrived at from the start: twin studies suck!
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How To Use the Internet (1995): a 23-year-old Cory Doctorow shows off Usenet, the Internet Underground Music Archive, Justin's Links from the Underground, and more to the CBC https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
How to use the internet, 1995
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November 21, 2025 at 11:30 PM
How To Use the Internet (1995): a 23-year-old Cory Doctorow shows off Usenet, the Internet Underground Music Archive, Justin's Links from the Underground, and more to the CBC https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
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I am still at risk of dying any moment, so please donate with "Mom" in the note so we dont have to cover any difference to keep an entire family from having no vehicle in an area thats not an option.
I also still need survival & treatment funds.
I still NEED to LIVE!
linktr.ee/wylder
I also still need survival & treatment funds.
I still NEED to LIVE!
linktr.ee/wylder
November 22, 2025 at 5:33 AM
I am still at risk of dying any moment, so please donate with "Mom" in the note so we dont have to cover any difference to keep an entire family from having no vehicle in an area thats not an option.
I also still need survival & treatment funds.
I still NEED to LIVE!
linktr.ee/wylder
I also still need survival & treatment funds.
I still NEED to LIVE!
linktr.ee/wylder
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Great profile of @astrokatie.com on the Perimeter Institute website: ⚛️ 🎢 🔭 🧪 👩🔬
Katie Mack: Exploring gravity in mind and body | PI News
perimeterinstitute.ca
November 21, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Great profile of @astrokatie.com on the Perimeter Institute website: ⚛️ 🎢 🔭 🧪 👩🔬
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Im sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Ahmed. Ahmed and his wife Rula have two small daughters, Nour, 4 and Tin, 2. Ahmed has just started his first fundraiser because after losing his home and being displaced many times his children are starving and his family needs help.
June 24, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Im sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Ahmed. Ahmed and his wife Rula have two small daughters, Nour, 4 and Tin, 2. Ahmed has just started his first fundraiser because after losing his home and being displaced many times his children are starving and his family needs help.
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Today is the day! Our reply to the two concurrent critiques (from the same set of authors) is now published in the journal Intelligence 🧵 1/
November 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Today is the day! Our reply to the two concurrent critiques (from the same set of authors) is now published in the journal Intelligence 🧵 1/
lolwut 😂
November 11, 2025 at 4:57 AM
lolwut 😂
Murican government services are trash 🤦♀️ #Voting #CivilService
November 4, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Murican government services are trash 🤦♀️ #Voting #CivilService
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Donate to Help Sydette Survive, organized by Sydette Harry
Hello all,
I have been hit with the confluence of what it means to be, well, me in the time… Sydette Harry needs your support for Help Sydette Survive
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November 1, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Horseshoe Theory liberals can't face that Jacobin, Chapo, and Jimmy Dore don't constitute the "far left." Many of us a lot further left absolutely despise those Dirtbag and red-brown types.
October 31, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Horseshoe Theory liberals can't face that Jacobin, Chapo, and Jimmy Dore don't constitute the "far left." Many of us a lot further left absolutely despise those Dirtbag and red-brown types.
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Need to reraise 2.5k because Venmo or Paypal or Visa+ fucking disappeared it and landlords dont take "the internet ate my rent" as an excuse.
(No advice pls unless you can directly solve this)
Venmo.com/u/MousePounder
Venmo.com/u/WishMage
Cash.app/$WishMage
PayPal.me/MousePounder
PayPal.me/WyldWish
(No advice pls unless you can directly solve this)
Venmo.com/u/MousePounder
Venmo.com/u/WishMage
Cash.app/$WishMage
PayPal.me/MousePounder
PayPal.me/WyldWish
October 28, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Need to reraise 2.5k because Venmo or Paypal or Visa+ fucking disappeared it and landlords dont take "the internet ate my rent" as an excuse.
(No advice pls unless you can directly solve this)
Venmo.com/u/MousePounder
Venmo.com/u/WishMage
Cash.app/$WishMage
PayPal.me/MousePounder
PayPal.me/WyldWish
(No advice pls unless you can directly solve this)
Venmo.com/u/MousePounder
Venmo.com/u/WishMage
Cash.app/$WishMage
PayPal.me/MousePounder
PayPal.me/WyldWish
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No shelter, no safety - Help Mohammed survive genocide in Gaza
My name is Thomas and I live in France and in the UK. I'm hosting Mohammed's campaign because Palestinians cannot host their own campaigns. If you've got any questions or if you'd like any proofs, I'm...
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November 1, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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