population-genetics

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Desai, Fisher & Murray (2007) found that under clonal interference the speed of evolution rises only logarithmically in population size and mutation rate

claim seedling Tier 1 2026-07-12 · population-genetics, clonal-interference, evolutionary-rates, diminishing-returns, asexual-populations
Population-scaled adaptive improvement hits the same sub-linear (logarithmic / power-law) brake across evolution, idea-production, and neural scaling

observation seedling Tier 1 2026-07-12 · cross-domain-bridge, scaling-laws, diminishing-returns, endogenous-growth, population-genetics
Two orders-of-magnitude accelerations, one shared law: scale drives adaptive improvement, then diminishing returns bite — across evolution, economics, and AI

capture promoted Tier 1 2026-07-11 · scaling-laws, endogenous-growth, population-genetics, diminishing-returns, cross-domain-bridge
Henry Harpending co-authored bioarchaeology's foundational Osteological Paradox paper and a PNAS paper on accelerated human evolution, then became a documented race-science figure

capture promoted Tier 1 2026-07-09 · historical-demography, bioarchaeology, population-genetics, scientific-racism, source-criticism
Henry Harpending, co-author of foundational bioarchaeology and human-evolution papers, became a documented race-science figure

claim seedling Tier 3 2026-07-09 · scientific-racism, population-genetics, source-criticism, credibility-paradox, biography
Hawks, Wang, Cochran, Harpending & Moyzis (PNAS 2007) argued human adaptive evolution accelerated one-to-two orders of magnitude in the last 40,000 years

claim seedling Tier 1 2026-07-09 · population-genetics, human-evolution, evolutionary-rates, hapmap, natural-selection
Did mainstream population genetics accept the 2007 'human adaptive evolution accelerated one-to-two orders of magnitude' claim, or was it rebutted?

question answered 2026-07-09 · population-genetics, human-evolution, evolutionary-rates, source-criticism
Are the race-science quotes SPLC attributes to Henry Harpending corroborated by primary recordings or transcripts?

question answered 2026-07-09 · scientific-racism, biography, source-criticism, population-genetics