Did Jewish intelligence evolve in tandem with Jewish diseases as a result of discrimination in the ghettos of medieval Europe? That’s the premise of a controversial new study that has some preening and others plotzing.It's still pseudoscience, but at least this time it's
complimentary.
The smug-looking picture of
Larry David that accompanies the article is the best part of the article. (via
A&L Daily, though
Matt Yglesias was talking about this yesterday too)
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