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In a nutshell
"Anthropometric measurements of large populations show that systematic differences exist among blacks, whites and Asians. The published evidence is massive: blacks have longer limbs than whites, and because blacks have longer legs and smaller circumferences (e.g. calves and arms), their center of mass is higher than that in other individuals of the same height. Asians and whites have longer torsos, therefore their centers of mass are lower.
These structural differences, they argue, generate differences in performance. Using equations about the physics of locomotion, they analyze racing as a process of falling forward. Based on this analysis, they conclude that having a higher center of body mass in a standing position is advantageous in running but disadvantageous in swimming."
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No. What the author is saying, correctly, is that race is not a scientific concept. Studying populations, on the other hand, is legitimate science. couldn't agree more. Of course, some might say it's just semantic, but being a so (wrongly) called Race myself, I do appreciate the fact that you make this distinction.
1. There's only one race of human.
2. It's already better to talk about different ethnic groups or population.
3. A great deal of inter-ethnic group variations in several sports are mostly driven by cultural differences, more than on physical attributes. Nicholas Macrozonaris (a proud white butt Montrealer) did exceptionnally well over the 100m sprint (track & field), Tiger Woods at Golf etc...
No. What the author is saying, correctly, is that race is not a scientific concept. Studying populations, on the other hand, is legitimate science. couldn't agree more. Of course, some might say it's just semantic, but being a so (wrongly) called Race myself, I do appreciate the fact that you make this distinction.
1. There's only one race of human.
2. It's already better to talk about different ethnic groups or population.
3. A great deal of inter-ethnic group variations in several sports are mostly driven by cultural differences, more than on physical attributes. Nicholas Macrozonaris (a proud white butt Montrealer) did exceptionnally well over the 100m sprint (track & field), Tiger Woods at Golf etc...
