Brian Boutwell

25 Posts

Brian Boutwell is an Associate Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Saint Louis University. His research interests include the biological evolution of human traits, genetic and enviro

Sociology’s Stagnation Part II: Genetic Confounding

Jonathan Anomaly 3 Aug 2017 · 5 min read

A Risk Not Worth Taking: An Open Letter to My Colleagues in The Academy

Brian Boutwell 10 Jun 2017 · 4 min read

Is It Ever Better Not to Know?

Brian Boutwell 2 May 2017 · 7 min read

Why Citing a Scientific Study Does Not Finish An Argument

Jonathan Anomaly 25 Apr 2017 · 7 min read

Epigenetics Has Become Dangerously Fashionable

Brian Boutwell 7 Apr 2017 · 6 min read

Not Everything Is An Interaction

Brian Boutwell 31 Mar 2017 · 4 min read

On Parenting and Parents

Brian Boutwell 16 Mar 2017 · 5 min read

Sociology's Stagnation

Brian Boutwell 5 Mar 2017 · 11 min read

Is Crime Genetic? Scientists Don’t Know Because They’re Afraid to Ask

Brian Boutwell 18 Feb 2017 · 7 min read

Dealing with the Reality That Not Everyone Can Succeed

Brian Boutwell 6 Feb 2017 · 6 min read

If You’re Reading This Essay, You Should Probably Have (More) Children

Jonathan Anomaly 2 Feb 2017 · 6 min read

Does Religion Cause Violence?

Brian Boutwell 22 Jan 2017 · 10 min read

Monks in High Towers: A Plea to Our Fellow Academics

Jonathan Anomaly 6 Jan 2017 · 11 min read

What is a Sexist?

Jonathan Anomaly 20 Dec 2016 · 7 min read

What is a Racist? Why Moral Progress Hinges on Getting the Answer Right

Jonathan Anomaly 21 Nov 2016 · 5 min read