2000 words “Genetic determinism can be described as the attribution of the formation of traits to genes, where genes are ascribed more causal power than what scientific consensus suggests” Gerick et al (2017) Defining hereditarianism and DST Hereditarianism has many entailments, but a main one is that genes are necessary and sufficient for phenotypes. Hereditarianism … Continue reading →| NotPoliticallyCorrect
2600 words Introduction Over the last 10 years or so, claims from the human biodiversity (HBD) movement have been gaining more and more traction. Proponents of HBD may say something like “we&…| NotPoliticallyCorrect
3100 words “Biological systems are complex, non-linear, and non-additive. Heritability estimates are attempts to impose a simplistic and reified dichotomy (nature/nurture) on non-dichotomous …| NotPoliticallyCorrect
