Eugine_Nier comments on Open Thread for February 18-24 2014 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Eugine_Nier 23 February 2014 01:37:56AM *  0 points [-]

The most convincing explanation I have heard for these problems is that inner cities massively overconcentrate lead, which is neurotoxic and causes crime/impulsivity.

That's one explanation, I'm curious why you find it the most convincing.

Edit: if it is just lead, how come the correlation between race and IQ seems to persist across countries?

Comment author: [deleted] 23 February 2014 09:56:39AM 1 point [-]

Various explanations aren't necessarily mutually exclusive.