>"I reject his views as despicable,” Dr. Lander wrote to Broad scientists. “They have no place in science, which must welcome everyone."
Except we know that intelligence is strongly heritable[1]. We know that genes affect hormone levels[2], which in turn probably influence behavior. We can clearly see measurable, consistent physical differences among populations (think sports, for example), but scientists are bending over backwards to avoid the obvious conclusion that, yes, there are likely to be deep cognitive differences among different populations that can only be partly explained or mitigated by environment. This kind of thinking is fundamentally unscientific, and there rationally should not be anything controversial about Watson's position.
Except we know that intelligence is strongly heritable[1]. We know that genes affect hormone levels[2], which in turn probably influence behavior. We can clearly see measurable, consistent physical differences among populations (think sports, for example), but scientists are bending over backwards to avoid the obvious conclusion that, yes, there are likely to be deep cognitive differences among different populations that can only be partly explained or mitigated by environment. This kind of thinking is fundamentally unscientific, and there rationally should not be anything controversial about Watson's position.
1.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heritability_of_IQ
2.https://www.livescience.com/16439-lowtestosterone-men-geneti...