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I mean anything that is as closely associated with poor socioeconomic development as parasite load would explain 67% of worldwide variation in intelligence...
by ummonk 6y ago
I mean anything that is as closely associated with poor socioeconomic development as parasite load would explain 67% of worldwide variation in intelligence...
- nabla9 6y agoHow about inside United States? Parasite prevalence and the distribution of intelligence among the states of the USA https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0160289611000286 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S01602... > we found that the correlation between average state IQ and infectious disease stress was − 0.67 (p < 0.0001) across the 50 states. Furthermore, when controlling the effects of wealth and educational variation among states, infectious disease stress was the best predictor of average state IQ.
- ummonk 6y agoYes, even in the US, even controlling for wealth and educational variation, I'd expect a high correlation to show up.
- treeman79 6y agoI have an adopted child who is not exactly the brightest. Like 91 iq I think from state testing. Was a sweet child. We always assumed it was from bio mother drug use. We have since met various bio grandparents, etc. Apparently reduced IQ just runs in the family.