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Were Ancient Europeans as Different as Another Race?
Ancient DNA has made the human past directly observable in a way population geneticists could only approximate a generation ago.
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What Akbari’s Reply Gets Wrong About Science
Akbari’s response reveals a deeper confusion about citation, replication, and scientific credit
 • Davide Piffer
Why Do So Many Strongmen Come From the Nordic Countries?
Why do so many of the world’s strongest men seem to come from the far north?
 • Davide Piffer
AI and the Coming Economy of Questions
Why the most valuable skill in research may soon be knowing what to ask
 • Davide Piffer
Psychology’s Blind Spot: Laziness
The marshmallow task measures patience. It does not measure willingness to exert effort
 • Davide Piffer
Do Genetically Smarter Populations Climb the Civilization Ladder Earlier?
A quantitative analysis of ancient DNA and archaeological stage
 • Davide Piffer
Who Are the World’s Most Generous People? It Depends How You Ask
A new self-report ranking claims to show the world’s most generous nations. But does it line up with harder behavioral measures?
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