Review of A Troublesome Inheritance: Genes, Race, and Human History by Nicholas Wade
Title: The science of human races explained carefully and reasonably
5 stars for Nicholas Wade taking on a too-often politicized topic and presenting the science with unemotional seriousness.
Many topics he covers may be new to readers, and disturbing, such as research done on racial variation in the MAO-A ("violence" or "warrior") gene and its association with psychopathic personality traits; world-wide variations in IQ and links to economic disparities and crime. All very interesting, none of which I'll detail here for fear of down-voting and inciting a comment war. The chapter "Jewish Adaptations" was eye opening, as well.
Copious Notes helped me understand the depth of Wade's research into the important topic. A plus was that I found some new books to read, too.
In Wade's hands, history and science are made plain, and you can't ask for much more. A studious reader will take much away from this book.
I loved it/It was amazing
5/5 Goodreads
5/5 Amazon
5 stars for Nicholas Wade taking on a too-often politicized topic and presenting the science with unemotional seriousness.
Many topics he covers may be new to readers, and disturbing, such as research done on racial variation in the MAO-A ("violence" or "warrior") gene and its association with psychopathic personality traits; world-wide variations in IQ and links to economic disparities and crime. All very interesting, none of which I'll detail here for fear of down-voting and inciting a comment war. The chapter "Jewish Adaptations" was eye opening, as well.
Copious Notes helped me understand the depth of Wade's research into the important topic. A plus was that I found some new books to read, too.
In Wade's hands, history and science are made plain, and you can't ask for much more. A studious reader will take much away from this book.
I loved it/It was amazing
5/5 Goodreads
5/5 Amazon
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