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The Right-Wing Immigration Paradox
How Meloni’s Italy shows that immigration isn’t necessarily a Left–Right divide — only a difference in motives.
Oct 20
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Davide Piffer
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Mental Illness as the Human Condition: Schizophrenia as an Echo of the Primitive Mind, Autism as a Marker of the Modern Brain
TL;DR: What we call “mental illness” often reflects the same evolutionary forces that built our species’ most distinctive abilities.
Oct 13
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Davide Piffer
8
Modern chads, virgin cavemen?
A 12,000-year time trend in a DNA variant linked to sexlessness
Oct 5
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Davide Piffer
8
Intelligence Isn't Really Sexy
Evidence From Dating Apps, Experiments, and Genetics
Oct 1
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Davide Piffer
33
September 2025
"Colourism" in the Sperm Bank: Who Gets Picked
Israel’s survey results and the global Danish donor effect
Sep 30
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Davide Piffer
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Is g Real or Just Statistics? A Monologue with a Testable Prediction
At the Start: What Is g?
Sep 29
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Davide Piffer
16
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Did Harsh Winters Shape Psychology? Answers from Ancient and Modern DNA
There is a long tradition of linking climate to psychological and behavioral variation, from early theories of environmental determinism to more recent…
Sep 26
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Davide Piffer
15
The Origins and Spread of Blond Hair in Europe: Insights from Ancient DNA
Were Vikings really blond? Were Romans as dark-haired as Hollywood suggests? And where in Europe did blond hair first appear?
Sep 23
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Davide Piffer
13
The Origins and Spread of Blue Eyes in Europe: Evidence from Ancient DNA
Were Viking eyes really blue? Did Romans look more brown? And where do Europe’s first blue irises show up in the record?
Sep 19
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Davide Piffer
75
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R.A. Fisher, Smoking, and the Limits of Early Genetics
When we look back at the history of science, it’s tempting to imagine that once the evidence was in, everyone immediately saw the truth.
Sep 16
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Davide Piffer
8
The Mind Adds Weight: Scientific Evidence from the Gym and Beyond
The Dantzig Effect in the Gym and in the Mind
Sep 14
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Davide Piffer
14
What a New Massive Mexican Family Study Tells Us About the Effects of Ancestry on Different Traits
How does genetic ancestry shape human traits?
Sep 11
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Davide Piffer
17
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