Reply #38: That's fascinating.

[Marr]

I'd never heard anything scientific about different human populations having different "average personalities", but if there's actual science to back it up, I'd be interested to read it.

There was a book that came out a few years ago about sports and race, and how the top contenders in certain sports are overwhelmingly more likely to come from certain populations (West Africans and long distance running, Eastern Europeans and power lifting, etc.). I thought it was interesting, and it certainly seemed well researched and sourced, but that book caused quite a negative reaction in some quarters.