Evolutionary Adaptation Debate
James discusses the complexities surrounding the original environment of human evolutionary adaptation, questioning the plausibility of claims regarding cognitive demands in various habitats. He emphasizes the lack of evidence for significant selective pressures and critiques the simplistic genetic categorizations that attempt to explain group differences in IQ, highlighting the controversy surrounding racial classifications in genetic studies.In this clip
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Episode 82: Racial Differences in Intelligence
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