Mapping the Gap
by tdaxp ~ November 19th, 2007
It goes without saying that many things that are good are too rare in the Gap, whiel many things that are bad are two common. Hence this map…
… of inbreeding. Cousin-marriage occurs in roughly 30% of the population of Iran, 30% of the population of Israeli Arabs (v. 1% of Israeli Jews), 40% of the population of Iraq, etc. etc.
I think this is your...
November 19th, 2007 at 12:00 am
I glanced at the source data tables. I wonder why they had specific data for Winsconsin, but not any other state? Is Jeff Foxworthy missing a market for “You might be a cheesehead if. . .” jokes?
February 13th, 2008 at 12:00 am
From a517d0gg, looks like a British cabinet minister has been reading (and ripping off) tdaxp!
http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=c701498f-67bd-41ac-b17f-ff2aa2318477&&Headline=Minister%e2%80%99s+remarks+spark+row+in+UK
June 23rd, 2008 at 4:13 am
[...] incest is a pretty good definition of the Gap. It’s also bad for the health of a people. Children of first-cousins are not as healthy as [...]