Tag Archives: Neanderthals

Neanderthal Intelligence

Posted on 12 October 2024 by Larry Russwurm

Have you heard about psychology claims that East Asians are more intelligent than whites who are more intelligent than blacks? I used to ignore such claims until recently. On IQ tests, East Asians are supposed to average 106, whites 100 … Continue reading →

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Are You a Speciesist?

Posted on 22 October 2022 by Larry Russwurm

Do you love one species over another? Then you are a speciesist. The law is speciesist. There are many protections for homo sapiens but few protections for other animals by comparison. And way back I bet we were really speciesist. … Continue reading →

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SETI: Dumb Isn’t Dumb

Posted on 22 July 2017 by Larry Russwurm

SETI is of course the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligences. Now I have no problem with listening for interstellar messages. That actually seems prudent and quite bright. But earthlings should only listen and never speak. That is, we should never … Continue reading →

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We Not Only Bred With Neanderthals, We Wiped Them Out

Posted on 29 August 2012 by Larry Russwurm

[Added March 10, 2014: By “we” I mean Caucasians and Asians. I’ve also misused the term humans when meaning just Caucasians and Asians. I hope this makes it clearer.] I came to this story of Neanderthals by way of a … Continue reading →

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