Why Do Northeast Asians Win So Few Nobel Prizes? Kenya Kura, Jan te Nijenhuis, Edward DuttonFirst Published January 1, 2015 Research Article https://doi.org/10.2466/04.17.CP.4.15 Article information
Why Do Northeast Asians Win So Few Nobel Prizes? Kenya Kura, Jan te Nijenhuis, Edward DuttonFirst Published January 1, 2015 Research Article https://doi.org/10.2466/04.17.CP.4.15 Article information
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Abstract Most scientific discoveries have originated from Europe, and Europeans have won 20 times more Nobel Prizes than have Northeast Asians. We argue that this is explained not by IQ, but by interracial personality differences, underpinned by differences in gene distribution. In particular, the variance in scientific achievement is explained by differences in inquisitiveness (DRD4 7-repeat), psychological stability (5HTTLPR long form), and individualism (mu-opioid receptor gene; OPRM1 G allele). Northeast Asians tend to be lower in these psychological traits, which we argue are necessary for exceptional scientific accomplishments. Since these traits comprise a positive matrix, we constructed a
Why Do Northeast Asians Win So Few Nobel Prizes? Kenya Kura, Jan te Nijenhuis, Edward DuttonFirst Published January 1, 2015 Research Article https://doi.org/10.2466/04.17.CP.4.15 Article information
Why Do Northeast Asians Win So Few Nobel…
Why Do Northeast Asians Win So Few Nobel Prizes? Kenya Kura, Jan te Nijenhuis, Edward DuttonFirst Published January 1, 2015 Research Article https://doi.org/10.2466/04.17.CP.4.15 Article information
Abstract Most scientific discoveries have originated from Europe, and Europeans have won 20 times more Nobel Prizes than have Northeast Asians. We argue that this is explained not by IQ, but by interracial personality differences, underpinned by differences in gene distribution. In particular, the variance in scientific achievement is explained by differences in inquisitiveness (DRD4 7-repeat), psychological stability (5HTTLPR long form), and individualism (mu-opioid receptor gene; OPRM1 G allele). Northeast Asians tend to be lower in these psychological traits, which we argue are necessary for exceptional scientific accomplishments. Since these traits comprise a positive matrix, we constructed a