Spencer Greenberg π
A mathematician/entrepreneur in social science. Tweets about psychology, society, rationality, tech, science, and philosophy. Founder of https://t.co/2YGraOwo77
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Does astrology work? We tested the ability of 152 astrologers to see if they could demonstrate genuine astrological skill. Here is how the study was designed and what we found (in...
How genetically heritable are human traits such as height, physical health, mental health, education, religiosity, conservatism, IQ, and personality, and what do these heritabiliti...
Four widely believed numbers that claim to be scientific but which actually aren't: [bullshit 'scientific' numbers megathreadπ§΅]
Before Twitter locked down its API, I started an analysis to figure out (empirically) "the 'greatest' tweets ever from intellectuals." Here's an abbreviated version based on the...
What are IQ test questions that people get right at different IQ levels (e.g., 100, 110, 120, 130, etc.)? Some folks have asked me to pull up data about this from a big study we ra...
I'd like to tell you about one of the biggest and most effortful studies on behavior change ever conducted and its strange findings (that may not even be obvious if you read the pa...