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>which would easily be resolved by having better/more scientific data

There's already quite a lot of data on the subject. Here's a 30 year meta-study from 2005 for example.

The problem described in the article is that people are preventing/defunding further studies.

You know what both Rushton and Jensen were incredibly controversial figures, right? Perhaps not on the same level as Lynn and Vanhanen, but close.

I mean, when society deems this field as toxic, then every figure that aims at exploring it will be filled with controversy.