A new meta-analysis has dropped that sought to answer the question of whether childhood maltreatment leads to later mental health problems. This study is different from typical in that it tried to address the ever-pervasive problem of genetic confounding. Old-school readers of my blog know what I’m talking about: the overwhelming majority of studies in […]| JayMan's Blog
Millions of people are about to die in the coming weeks and months, protracted and painful deaths, unless the government steps up and acts NOW. This is not hyperbole. I’m not exaggerating. Left unchecked, that will be the outcome of the COVID19 coronavirus pandemic in the U.S., as well as in many other countries across […]| JayMan's Blog
To all my readers. It’s also worth mentioning that the third addition to the JayMan family, Little Mister JayMan arrived last month. He’s celebrating his first Christmas with his family. Enjoy your holiday!| JayMan's Blog
Anatoly Karlin recently wrote a post criticizing my and HBD Chick’s attribution of socio-cultural-economic differences across Europe to our old friend the Hajnal line. The Hajnal line is a border that links Saint Petersburg, Russia and Trieste, Italy. In 1965, John Hajnal discovered it divides Europe into two areas characterized by different levels of nuptiality. To the west of the line, marriage […]| JayMan's Blog
For various reasons (ultimately, mostly bad reasons), my family and I need to move to a new place. This is unplanned, and it would be a severe understatement to say that we, as current, do not have enough to cover moving expenses. And, as readers know, we have another child on the way. So, once […]| JayMan's Blog
Yup, I did it again. Joy to the world! Happy Mother’s Day!| JayMan's Blog
Here the long-awaited results. Pretty much as expected, with no major surprises. About 2/3rds Black, 1/4 White, 1/12th Asian. The only unexpected things are in my Asian ancestry. Apparently, contrary to what I have been told, I have no South Asian ancestry. Also, of my East Asian ancestry, half appears to be Southeast Asian, rather than Chinese. My […]| JayMan's Blog
To everyone out there! And I want to say thank you to all my contributors. And a big thank you to Emil Kirkegaard, who’s generous contribution was able to put me over the top and allow me to purchase the laptop I was after. Indeed, I’m typing this post on the new laptop! As a […]| JayMan's Blog
It’s clear that I haven’t been able to post much for awhile. And I’ll be honest, that’s because a lot of my time and attention has been diverted to taking care to my two little ones. I haven’t had much opportunity to write my posts or do much research for them. Left to their own […]| JayMan's Blog