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James Thompson
Personal blog · drjamesthompson.blogspot.comscience
James Thompson writes Psychological comments, a personal blog at drjamesthompson.blogspot.com about science. Since 2013, 7 different Hacker News readers have linked it 8 times, most often “Helmuth Nyborg gets Watson'd”. The last post was in 2016, but the archive is still widely read.
Too few sampled comments (3) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
Commenters link these posts as sources on sex differences in maths performance, stereotype threat, and the Danish retraction case over Helmuth Nyborg's paper. The comments cite the posts rather than judge the writing.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 3 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
A blog about human abilities and intelligence research.
Most-linked posts?
- Helmuth Nyborg gets Watson'd2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2013-11-15
- Are girls too normal? Sex differences in Intelligence.2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2013-11-22
What Hacker News says?
There appears to be good support for this. http://drjamesthompson.blogspot.com/2013/09/are-girls-too-no...
Comment linking /2013/09/are-girls-too-normal-sex-differences-in.html
on “How Can There Still Be a Sex Difference, Even When There Is No Sex Difference?”Submitted Does social class affect intelligence only in America? as a story · 6 points
HN discussion"Stereotype Threat and Women’s Math Performance" The childish belief in stereotype threat is killing our culture. http://drjamesthompson.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/are-girls-too-... http://drjamesthompson.blogspot.com/2013/09/maths-is-man-thi...
Comment linking /2013/09/maths-is-man-thing.html
on “Natural born programmers”Submitted Flynn effect tied to increase in abstract reasoning as a story · 5 points
HN discussionThe whole case looks personal and the panel was reportedly anything but impartial and competent[1]. This committee seems bizarre in general. [1] http://drjamesthompson.blogspot.com/2013/11/helmuth-nyborg-g...
Comment linking /2013/11/helmuth-nyborg-gets-watsond.html
on “Danish board calls for retraction of controversial paper”Submitted Pervasive cross-correlations of various traits' genetics as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Are girls too normal? Sex differences in Intelligence. as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Helmuth Nyborg gets Watson'd as a story · 1 points
HN discussion
