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dumont 6 Mar 2023 7:50 UTC
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in reply to: titotal’s comment on: Nick Bostrom should step down as Director of FHI
one study found that adopting a poor kid could jump their IQ test scores by 12-18 points.
I expected this to link to the study, but it doesn’t?

dumont 6 Mar 2023 7:43 UTC
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in reply to: SoniaAlbrecht’s comment on: Nick Bostrom should step down as Director of FHI
The survey of experts finds that far more experts believe both genetic factors and environmental factors play a role than just environmental factors.
Are you referring to Rindermann et al. 2016? The core table is this,
It is concerning to see ‘discredited’ used so easily when it is far from clear that it is an accurate label. This is not my specialty so I’m not qualified to have an opinion, but it seems more like rejecting some hypotheses a priori, without consideration. I’d like to see further discussion which qualifies such claims.

dumont 9 Nov 2022 6:31 UTC
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in reply to: Habryka’s comment on: FTX will likely go bankrupt. What we know and some forecasts on what will happen next
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dumont 6 May 2022 3:11 UTC
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in reply to: Randomized, Controlled’s comment on: Has anyone actually talked to conservatives* about EA?
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dumont 26 Apr 2022 9:47 UTC
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on: How to engage with AI 4 Social Justice actors
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dumont 25 Apr 2022 9:48 UTC
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in reply to: Paul_Christiano’s comment on: Updating on Nuclear Power
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dumont 18 Apr 2022 1:09 UTC
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on: Stupid Reasons to Have More Kids
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