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war Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: The weak selection signal on behavioural traits is a shortage of statistical power, not evidence that behaviour was unselected. The weak selection signal on behavioural traits is a shortage of statistical power, not evidence that behaviour was unselected. Last stated 5 months ago
8 May 2026
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David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: What has actually been under selection is probably not intelligence but a general trait more like executive function or the propensity to defer gratification. — tap to centre the map on it What has actually been under selection is probably not intelligence but a general trait more like executive function or the propensity to defer gratification. Last stated 5 months ago
8 May 2026
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David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is more room at the top for every human trait: push selection harder in any direction and the mean would move, at some cost elsewhere. — tap to centre the map on it There is more room at the top for every human trait: push selection harder in any direction and the mean would move, at some cost elsewhere. Last stated 5 months ago
8 May 2026
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David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There was no genetic switch for behavioural modernity: no selective sweep is shared by everyone alive today in the period the cognitive revolution supposedly happened. — tap to centre the map on it There was no genetic switch for behavioural modernity: no selective sweep is shared by everyone alive today in the period the cognitive revolution supposedly happened. Last stated 5 months ago
8 May 2026
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David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Complex human traits have not been pushed steadily in one direction because both ends of the spectrum carry advantages in different times and places. — tap to centre the map on it Complex human traits have not been pushed steadily in one direction because both ends of the spectrum carry advantages in different times and places. Last stated 5 months ago
8 May 2026
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David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The selection signal on the genetics of schooling is not a European artefact: the same variants predict years of school in China, a population disconnected from Europe for the whole period. — tap to centre the map on it The selection signal on the genetics of schooling is not a European artefact: the same variants predict years of school in China, a population disconnected from Europe for the whole period. Last stated 5 months ago
8 May 2026
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David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A selection signal can be validated without a significance threshold, by measuring how far it is enriched for mutations an entirely independent study says affect a trait. — tap to centre the map on it A selection signal can be validated without a significance threshold, by measuring how far it is enriched for mutations an entirely independent study says affect a trait. Last stated 5 months ago
8 May 2026
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David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Selection on the genetic predictors of cognitive performance peaked in the Bronze Age and has left no trace at all in the last 2,000 years. — tap to centre the map on it Selection on the genetic predictors of cognitive performance peaked in the Bronze Age and has left no trace at all in the last 2,000 years. Last stated 5 months ago
8 May 2026
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David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Natural selection in humans has not been quiescent: it is tugging almost every position in the genome in one direction or another, everywhere. — tap to centre the map on it Natural selection in humans has not been quiescent: it is tugging almost every position in the genome in one direction or another, everywhere. Last stated 5 months ago
8 May 2026
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David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work. — tap to centre the map on it A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work. Last stated 2 months ago
7 Aug 2026
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Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A heavily centralised state is the most fragile kind: when Rome’s centre failed, its successors were left without the resources or administration to do what it had done. — tap to centre the map on it A heavily centralised state is the most fragile kind: when Rome’s centre failed, its successors were left without the resources or administration to do what it had done. Last stated 5 years ago
28 Jan 2022
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Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-01-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it. — tap to centre the map on it A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it. Last stated a year ago
10 Sept 2025
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Ursula von der Leyen — holds since 2025-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: 'As long as it takes' lacks urgency, and it is a formula available to Ukraine's allies precisely because they are not the ones doing the fighting. — tap to centre the map on it 'As long as it takes' lacks urgency, and it is a formula available to Ukraine's allies precisely because they are not the ones doing the fighting. Last stated a year ago
10 Oct 2025
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Lawrence Freedman — holds since 2025-10-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: 9/11 and Osama bin Laden's actions fundamentally shaped the world we live in today. — tap to centre the map on it 9/11 and Osama bin Laden's actions fundamentally shaped the world we live in today. Last stated a month ago
11 Sept 2026
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Matthew Yglesias — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A ceasefire along the current lines would end the killing and still leave a long-term settlement between Russia and Ukraine possible. — tap to centre the map on it A ceasefire along the current lines would end the killing and still leave a long-term settlement between Russia and Ukraine possible. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
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Branko Milanovic — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A nation of a million people cannot rule hundreds of millions by warfare; the Mongol Empire lasted because it offered its subjects things they actually wanted. — tap to centre the map on it A nation of a million people cannot rule hundreds of millions by warfare; the Mongol Empire lasted because it offered its subjects things they actually wanted. Last stated a year ago
31 Jul 2025
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Jack Weatherford — holds since 2025-07-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A nuclear war between the United States and Russia would kill five billion people. — tap to centre the map on it A nuclear war between the United States and Russia would kill five billion people. Last stated 3 years ago
22 Mar 2024
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Annie Jacobsen — holds since 2024-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A pro-West stance is mostly right: a world more aligned with the CCP or Russia seems a bad one. — tap to centre the map on it A pro-West stance is mostly right: a world more aligned with the CCP or Russia seems a bad one. Last stated 2 years ago
15 Oct 2024
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Nabeel S. Qureshi — holds since 2024-10-15 — tap for who they are