Robert Wright is one of the sharpest foreign policy analysts out there, and I recommend everyone read his newsletter. I was glad to sit down with him on The Wright Show to talk about my new book. You can get notes of the conversation by clicking on the YouTube link and going to the website, where you can jump to different areas of the discussion.
At around 45 minutes FdB states that "fat tails" theory (is this a synonym for the "greater male variability hypothesis"?) predicts men should score higher on g-loaded tests than women, but doesn't it rather predict that the distribution of male scores would have higher standard deviation that that of women?
I.e. (to use IQ scores as a simple example) there are relatively more men scoring 70 and 130 than women, which can be true even if the average score for women is higher than the average for men? If so then that part of his argument doesn't really establish anything against said theory/hypothesis.
Remarkably great conversation with Freddie. Was quite surprised to hear how unfamiliar Richard is with market socialism 'is it the Scandinavian model' nor Marxism.
I think Freddie could strong-man a Capitalist argument much much much better than the reverse here and I think the refrain 'you are to smart to be a Marxist' is emblematic of the disconnect .
I think being more educated on these topics will make Richard more interesting and not just another cookie-cutter Capitalism-bro.
At around 45 minutes FdB states that "fat tails" theory (is this a synonym for the "greater male variability hypothesis"?) predicts men should score higher on g-loaded tests than women, but doesn't it rather predict that the distribution of male scores would have higher standard deviation that that of women?
I.e. (to use IQ scores as a simple example) there are relatively more men scoring 70 and 130 than women, which can be true even if the average score for women is higher than the average for men? If so then that part of his argument doesn't really establish anything against said theory/hypothesis.
Why is "turning conservatives against Orbán" such a bad thing, Richard? Do you have a professional investment in this sentiment?
Remarkably great conversation with Freddie. Was quite surprised to hear how unfamiliar Richard is with market socialism 'is it the Scandinavian model' nor Marxism.
I think Freddie could strong-man a Capitalist argument much much much better than the reverse here and I think the refrain 'you are to smart to be a Marxist' is emblematic of the disconnect .
I think being more educated on these topics will make Richard more interesting and not just another cookie-cutter Capitalism-bro.