Monthly Archives: April 2014

Japanese-Brazilians

Posted on April 29, 2014 by gcochran9

Does anyone have some good sources for IQ, academic achievement, etc among Japanese-Brazilians, compared to their compatriots? note: this article is worth taking a look at.

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The twins were all right

Posted on April 25, 2014 by gcochran9

Twin studies have played a major role in investigations of genetic influences on intelligence and personality.  Generally, they suggest that genetic influences on those traits are quite strong,  a conclusion that a lot of people have had trouble swallowing.  As … Continue reading →

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Conferences

Posted on April 23, 2014 by gcochran9

I just spent a couple of days at a conference in Chicago, one urging the geneticists and the economists to be friends (Conference on Genetics and Behavior).  I suppose it could happen someday.  There were a few interesting talks, which … Continue reading →

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Let George Do It

Posted on April 16, 2014 by gcochran9

I was thinking about how people would have adapted to local differences in essential micronutrients, stuff like iodine, selenium, manganese, molybdenum, zinc, etc. Australia, for example,  hasn’t had much geological activity in ages and generally has mineral-poor soils. At first … Continue reading →

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More on Deafness

Posted on April 11, 2014 by gcochran9

Last time, I was talking about the  hearing children of deaf parents.  They could give us some interesting information on the effect of a verbally impoverished environment in early life , which is the currently fashionable explanation for low IQs … Continue reading →

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Neanderthal Man: In Search of Lost Genomes

Posted on April 7, 2014 by gcochran9

Svante Pääbo has a book out, Neanderthal Man, in which he recounts his adventures sequencing ancient DNA.  He has had three big successes: the first successful sequencing of Neanderthal mtDNA in 1997, the first sequencing of the Neanderthal nuclear genome, … Continue reading →

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