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Debunking the Caricature: What Polygenic Scores Actually Show

A Data-Driven Examination of Polygenic Scores, Population Differences, and the Hereditarian Hypothesis

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Davide Piffer
Jul 10, 2025
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This article responds to criticisms raised by Gusev and others regarding the application of polygenic scores to study population differences in complex traits, particularly those found in Gusev’s blog and his discussion with Astral Codex Ten. Rather than engaging in polemics, I aim to pr…

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