Derek L. Ramsey

Surfdumb was a regular reading and commenter here for some time. I think he left because of the Professor’s frequent long comments (which is much less often the case these days) and because my sons are allowed to read here (which is a weird reason to avoid commenting, but whatever). …

Two articles were posted within 3 hours of each other: “So Should You” — Ed Hurst of Radix Fidem “Whatever happened to the power of Public Opinion? The dwindling of the Group Mind” — Bruce Charlton It’s about politics. Read them together.

We recently had a big discussion on intelligence in “San Francisco and Schooling” and (to a lesser extent) “Hypergamy and Male Variability.” But, perhaps you want a quick-and-easy rundown on intelligence that doesn’t require an advanced degree. Here is a short video that does just that: Here is a quick …

AI can only do what it is trained to do. AI cannot do what it is not trained to do. People are evil, so AI must be evil as well. AI can’t be good because it is not being trained to be good. In order to do good, it would …

This is part of a series. See the index here. After writing “Hypergamy and Male Variability,” I received a lot of comments that merit fuller responses to do them justice. I’m going to try to respond to some of them here. Lastmod’s Comment That’s the narrative, for sure. It is …

This is part of a series. See the index here. You are probably familiar with the bell curve. What you may be less familiar with is the concept that males tend to have greater variability than females (i.e. they have different bell curves): This is why, for example, men are …

As I’ve noted, many of the beliefs exposed on this blog are data driven. In general, theory must conform to reality, not the other way around. I also talk about blankslatism, the belief that everyone is a blank slate, with more-or-less equal potential to become whatever kind of person anyone …

This is part of a series. See the index here. This is an ideas blog. But it’s not just any ideas blog. We are data driven. This is why, during the now 16-part series, we have firmly rejected hypergamy: it fails empirical verification. Recently in society there has been a …

It has been quite a while since I’ve commented about anything going on over at Sigma Frame. Let’s waste no time. Here is the lede: If you are an American Evangelical Protestant, having just attended your flourishing church this past Sunday, you might be surprised by this claim. And you …