Peter Frost’s Newsletter

Are human populations 99.9% identical?

A correct finding wrongly interpreted

Dec 27, 2025 • Peter Frost

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The archaeology of the mind

How ancient DNA is shedding new light on prehistory and history

Dec 4, 2025 • Peter Frost

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November 2025

Are tiny parasites messing with our brains?

Think before you swallow

Nov 7, 2025 • Peter Frost

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October 2025

When and where did blue eyes appear? And why?

Reply to Davide Piffer

Oct 6, 2025 • Peter Frost

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September 2025

The Great Cognitive Advance

On a per capita basis, the highly intelligent became ten times more numerous in England between 1000 and 1850

Sep 3, 2025 • Peter Frost

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August 2025

Is individualism less toxic for northwest Europeans?

Some thoughts on falling fertility rates

Aug 21, 2025 • Peter Frost

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Reply to Joseph Henrich

When did northwest Europeans become WEIRD?

Aug 14, 2025 • Peter Frost

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When did northwest Europeans become WEIRD?

Not when they became Christian

Aug 5, 2025 • Peter Frost

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June 2025

Malcolm Gladwell and the birth of a "fact"

Are biracial children with White mothers smarter than those with Black mothers?

Jun 19, 2025 • Peter Frost

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A mother/fetus mismatch?

When the womb and the fetus have different plans ...

Jun 5, 2025 • Peter Frost

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April 2025

Was Franz Boas a race realist?

A revisionist look

Apr 23, 2025 • Peter Frost

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Reply to Philippe Lemoine

Are we condemned to believe in the magic of "culture" and "assimilation"?

Apr 15, 2025 • Peter Frost

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