Science
23 entries in this category
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Gender Care Ethical for Dysphoric KidsGender-affirming medical interventions for children with gender dysphoria satisfy basic standards of medical ethics on risk versus benefit.
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Race-IQ Inquiry Must Be SilencedOpen discussion and research on race differences in IQ are so dangerous that they justify censorship, institutional bans, or self-imposed ignorance to prevent racism and stereotypes.
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Implicit Bias Test Predicts DiscriminationThe Implicit Association Test measures unconscious racial bias that causes discriminatory behavior.
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Gender Pay Gap Proves DiscriminationWomen earn substantially less than men due to workplace discrimination rather than career choices and job differences.
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Amyloid Causes Alzheimer's DiseaseAmyloid proteins are the primary cause of Alzheimer's disease, prompting a cascade of biochemical changes that lead to dementia.
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Federal Cuts Like Twitter LayoffsDrastic staff reductions in federal agencies succeed the same way as in private companies like Twitter.
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COVID-19 Has Natural OriginSARS-CoV-2 emerged naturally from wildlife and the lab-leak hypothesis is a baseless conspiracy theory.
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Universal Health Standards Fit All RacesClinical standards like growth charts and BMI thresholds assume a single human prototype applicable across all populations regardless of ancestry.
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Race is Entirely a Social ConstructRace is a social construct with no genetic basis, and there are no socially important differences between human ancestry groups.
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Epigenetics Transmits Ancestral TraumaEnvironmental stresses and traumas are transmitted across multiple human generations via heritable epigenetic modifications.
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No Racial Differences in Athletic AbilityRacial gaps in athletic performance such as West African dominance in sprinting and East African dominance in distance running stem from culture, stereotypes, or environment rather than genetics.
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IQ Tests Are Inaccurate or BiasedIQ testing is a pseudoscientific hoax that measures arbitrary puzzle-solving ability rather than genuine, hereditary intelligence predictive of life outcomes.
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Willpower Builds Long-Term SuccessExercising state self-control through willpower in the moment reliably leads to long-term success and better life outcomes.
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Peer Review Filters for QualityPeer review reliably filters scientific manuscripts for methodological quality through objective inter-rater agreement among reviewers.
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No Recent Human EvolutionThe human mind is adapted to the conditions of 10,000 years ago and has not changed since.
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Clinton Has 85 Percent Chance of WinningStatistical models from social science accurately predict election outcomes with high probability.
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Lab Studies Predict Real BehaviorControlled lab experiments in social psychology reliably demonstrate effects that occur and matter in the real world.
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Guns, Germs, and Steel Explain the Rise of the WestHistory followed different courses for different peoples because of differences among peoples’ environments, not because of biological differences among peoples themselves.
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Oliver Sacks' Stories Were AccurateOliver Sacks' published case studies accurately depicted real patients and neurological truths.
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Lysenko's Methods Boost Crop YieldsLysenko's techniques like vernalization and species transformation dramatically increase crop yields by allowing inheritance of acquired characteristics.
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Blue Zones Confer Exceptional LongevityCertain regions known as Blue Zones around the world feature significantly higher rates of centenarians and exceptional longevity due to unique lifestyle factors.
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Ego Depletion Limits WillpowerSelf-control depletes like a limited resource after use, causing subsequent failures.
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Skull Measurements of Different Races was BiasedSamuel Morton's skull measurements exemplified unconscious bias leading scientists to falsify data in support of racist views.