Links this week:

1. The Genetic Genealogist responds to Vox’s tabloid piece on genetic testing.
2. Attempts to correct false claims often entrench them – the backfire effect. But telling politicians they will be fact checked still reduced their number of lies. [Update: There is probably no backfire effect.]
3. Razib on heritability. Low heritability doesn’t make it easier to shape our children – once we’re above some minimum thresholds, we don’t really know what works.
4. Tyler Cowen suggests the gender gap will close. I’m not so sure.
5. Violence in chimps an evolutionary adaptation.
6. Another study showing low social mobility. HT: Jayman
7. A great collection of papers on altruism, reciprocity and the glucose model of self control.

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