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cyrus
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I've seen a few viral posts recently pushing the link between race and traits like IQ But as genomic research advances, it’s getting clearer that race is probably more of a social construct than a genetic reality The real story is how outdated ideas keep trying to shape society when we have better ways to inform the stories we tell. https://pioneerworks.org/broadcast/whats-real-about-race-rina-bliss
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Thomas
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It’s completely wild to me, and so idiosyncratically American, that people even think of “races” among humans. If you went to Europe and asked people what “race” they belong to, they would look at you like you just landed from another planet. The concept doesn’t make sense biologically speaking. There are neither races nor sub-species within Homo sapiens. The genetic diversity among humans is not only superficial, it’s clinal — meaning that it changes gradually over geographic space rather than forming distinct boundaries. In fact, genetic differences within two random people sampled within any given population / ethnicity are *greater* than between the average of those two populations. (Maybe that’s what the article argues — I haven’t read it). I understand the historical context as to why Americans started making that racial distinction (Native Americans, then slaves) — but in the 21st century this notion needs to die.
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cyrus
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Exactly, most of the credible research suggests it doesn’t make sense biologically. We need more ways to take the research and translate it into things people actually understand, otherwise older stories continue to prosper Also interesting point on the European front. It’s not really aligned with my experience growing up in the UK and then living across Europe Europe is more heterogeneous than the US, but I’d consider both systems rather similar at the core, stemming from the same origins Have to also acknowledge that Europe invented eugenics. Feels like those ideas haven’t gone away, they’re just (like many things European) older, more refined, elegantly structured with a sophisticated facade For example in France we see important ‘thinkers’ talk about “race as a reason”, from lofty detached positions. meanwhile the reality is stark, discrimination is clear and the state is comfortably colourblind as (you know) racial stats aren’t recorded. less visible ≠ less present
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pipe.eth 🎩
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A more reasonable question would be about ethnicity or ancestry, and only for its cultural implications.
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