>Perhaps IQ goes this way too? Yes. IQ is highly heritable. Gwern has a good page covering this research: http://www.gwern.net/iq http://www.gwern.net/iq As

>Perhaps IQ goes this way too? Yes. IQ is highly heritable. Gwern has a good page covering this research: http://www.gwern.net/iq http://www.gwern.net/iq As most people desire wealth and intelligent people are better at achieving their desires, wealthy people tend to have higher IQs on average than less-wealthy people. This has class implications as IQ is highly heritable. This isn't good or just; it's just the state of things. When I was young I was a blank slatist, but the world kept disappointing me. Marvin's razor:the most depressing explanation is likely be the truth. > Or get caught less often. I suppose smart criminals are less likely to get caught. Nice selection effect there, but I doubt it accounts for much of the difference.