Tag Archives: race

Non-white births in the U.S. and historical U.S. census data

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Adam Van Arsdale

The N.Y. Times has a front-page article on a long-expected announcement from the U.S. Census Bureau that non-Hispanic white births are no longer a majority in the United States. This is the kind of threshold data point that will certainly … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day: race, genomics and research

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Adam Van Arsdale

While most researchers do not claim to know the exact root of health disparities, all believe genomics will increasingly play a central role where other fields have failed. Though researchers might want to start with strict genomic populations, with minority … Continue reading →

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More on IQ and Race

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Adam Van Arsdale

I want to make one additional and brief post on the Race/IQ dust-up before letting it lie for now and moving on to other topics. First, I would encourage you to go and look at my exchange with Django in … Continue reading →

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Race and IQ, again and again

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Adam Van Arsdale

I see that a story on AlterNet, by Anneli Rufus, entitled, “IQ Blackout: Why Did Studying Intelligence Become Taboo?” has been making the rounds. Popular Daily Beast blogger, Andrew Sullivan, picked up on the piece, prompting a back and forth … Continue reading →

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