[ExI] Intelligence genes (Was: The Catholic Impact)

[Anders Sandberg]

Looks like we know less about the genetics of intelligence than we thought:

"Most Reported Genetic Associations with General Intelligence Are 
Probably False Positives"
http://www.arts.cornell.edu/econ/dbenjamin/IQ-SNPs-PsychSci-20111205-accepted.pdf

Short version: intelligence is as heritable as we think, but the effects 
of the genes reported to affect it significantly have not been 
replicated in a fairly big new study. Oops. Back to the drawing board.

Blog comments:
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2011/12/most-reported-genetic-associations-with-general-intelligence-are-probably-false-positives/#more-14778
http://neuroskeptic.blogspot.com/2011/12/heres-paper-soon-to-appear-in.html


-- 
Anders Sandberg,
Future of Humanity Institute
Philosophy Faculty of Oxford University