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Historically Low Faith in U.S. Institutions Continues

https://news.gallup.com/poll/508169/historically-low-faith-institutions-continues.aspx
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More Americans Disapprove Than Approve of Colleges Considering Race, Ethnicity in Admissions Decisions

https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2023/06/08/more-americans-disapprove-than-approve-of-colleges-considering-race-ethnicity-in-admissions-decisions/?utm_source=AdaptiveMailer&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=23-6-08%20Joint%20affirmative%20action%20gen%20distro&org=982&lvl=100&ite=11937&lea=2492946&ctr=0&par=1&trk=a0D3j000013TUjjEAG

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#AffirmativeAction #race #education
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Sargon of Akkad recently stated that North Africans were like Southern Europeans on a podcast. Genetic evidence strongly suggests otherwise: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0007888

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journals.plos.org

Genetic Variation and Recent Positive Selection in Worldwide Human Populations: Evidence from Nearly 1 Million SNPs

Background Genome-wide scans of hundreds of thousands of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have resulted in the identification of new susceptibility variants to common diseases and are providing new insights into the genetic structure and relationships…

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*The* landmark study which used the ADMIXTURE software to analyze races at the genetic level. In other words: humans aren’t biologically the same no matter how you look at it. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20643205/

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PubMed

Toward a more uniform sampling of human genetic diversity: a survey of worldwide populations by high-density genotyping - PubMed

High-throughput genotyping data are useful for making inferences about human evolutionary history. However, the populations sampled to date are unevenly distributed, and some areas (e.g., South and Central Asia) have rarely been sampled in large-scale studies.…

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Population structure and pharmacogenomic risk stratification in the United States

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7557099/

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PubMed Central (PMC)

Population structure and pharmacogenomic risk stratification in the United States

Pharmacogenomic (PGx) variants mediate how individuals respond to medication, and response differences among racial/ethnic groups have been attributed to patterns of PGx diversity. We hypothesized that genetic ancestry (GA) would provide higher resolution…

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Gallup survey: Americans' Confidence in Higher Education Down Sharply

https://news.gallup.com/poll/508352/americans-confidence-higher-education-down-sharply.aspx

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Gallup: Confidence in U.S., U.K. Governments Lowest in G7

https://news.gallup.com/opinion/gallup/507950/confidence-governments-lowest.aspx

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Birth control pill usage is correlated with worse mental well-being and it is probably causal

Sources:
Population-based cohort study of oral contraceptive use and risk of depression
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37303201/

The Oral Contraceptive Pill and Adolescents' Mental Health
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4503044

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Forwarded from Thuletide

If you want kids who are less healthy in basically every way, then procreate with someone of another race.

"Mixed-race Whites and Asians show significantly greater risk for considering suicide" (source)

"biracial Asian Americans are twice as likely as monoracial Asian Americans to be diagnosed with a psychological disorder" (source)

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More Say Birth Gender Should Dictate Sports Participation
https://news.gallup.com/poll/507023/say-birth-gender-dictate-sports-participation.aspx

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Study finds that advertising a buisness as black owned increases its number of white customers, especially in areas with lots of white democrats. Another piece of evidence showing the racial bias of white liberals.

https://www.nber.org/papers/w30932#fromrss
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NBER

Black Ownership Matters: Does Revealing Race Increase Demand For Minority-Owned Businesses?

Is there consumer demand to support Black-owned businesses? To explore, we investigate the impact of a new feature on a large online platform that made the race of a set of Black business owners salient to customers. We find that this feature substantially…

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“Norwegian researchers recently investigated why depression is more prevalent in girls than boys. They discovered that stress levels were similar for both genders, but it had a stronger impact on girls.”

The gender gap in adolescent depression: New study indicates reactivity to stress plays a role
https://www.psypost.org/2023/07/the-gender-gap-in-adolescent-depression-new-study-indicates-reactivity-to-stress-plays-a-role-166289

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PsyPost

The gender gap in adolescent depression: New study indicates reactivity to stress plays a role

Norwegian researchers recently investigated why depression is more prevalent in girls than boys. They discovered that stress levels were similar for both genders, but it had a stronger impact on girls. Factors like emotional reactivity may contribute to the…

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Survey shows that voters want affordable energy, not California climate politics

https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/4069785-survey-shows-that-voters-want-affordable-energy-not-california-climate-politics/

The Hill

Survey shows that voters want affordable energy, not California climate politics

While posturing as a champion of American freedom during his tour of Southern states this past spring, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) left out that part about how his own administration is attemp…

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Do growth mindset interventions impact students’ academic achievement? A systematic review and meta-analysis with recommendations for best practices.

“[D]espite the popularity of growth mindset interventions in schools, positive results are rare and possibly spurious due to inadequately designed interventions, reporting flaws, and bias.” (N = 97,672)
https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fbul0000352

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What is going on with boomers?

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2022/08/30/more-so-than-adults-u-s-teens-value-people-feeling-safe-online-over-being-able-to-speak-freely/

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This study shows that the differences in populations/races can be of medical significance. Different genes cause different ailments. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17425255.2023.2178895

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Taylor & Francis

Pharmacogenomics in Asians: Differences and similarities with other human populations

Various pharmacogenomic (PGx) variants differ widely in different ethnicities. and clinical outcomes associated with these variants may also be substantially varied. Literature was searched in diff...

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Americans’ belief in God, heaven at lowest point in 22 years, Gallup survey says
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jul/20/americans-belief-god-heaven-lowest-point-22-years-/

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The Washington Times

Americans’ belief in God, heaven at lowest point in 22 years, Gallup survey says

Just 59% of 18- to 34-year-olds in the U.S. say they believe in God, a prime factor in the overall belief in God falling from 90% in 2001 to 74% in May, a new Gallup poll shows.

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