Glossary

This page is a list of common HBD definitions and acronyms

A

Anti-hereditarian bias

Race and IQ research and other topics are highly taboo.

C

Cold Winters Theory

Theory which explains why whites evolved a higher IQ than Africans.

D

Dysgenics

Evolutionary pressure is currently dysgenic on many traits due to low or negative selection pressures.

H

Heritability

Twin studies and other research shows the heritability of traits tends to be high.

I

Intelligence

Intelligence is measured by IQ.

R

Race

A categorization of humans based on phenotype or ancestry, often corroborated with genetic clustering.

Race and intelligence

Human races differ in intelligence due to genetic differences.

S

Sex

In humans, the trait responsible for the divergence of the species into male or female gamete producers.

Sex and intelligence

There are sex differences in human intelligence.

Smart Fraction Theory

The smart fraction of a nation predicts its economic prosperity.