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I remember something about studies about "twins raised apart". In my opinion, Human nature is too complicate to poke at many of these factors, and talking abou
by bayesian_horse 5y ago
I remember something about studies about "twins raised apart".
In my opinion, Human nature is too complicate to poke at many of these factors, and talking about genetics quickly devolves into racism and elitism.
- sokoloff 5y agoI agree with your last, which is very unfortunate in that if we could figure a way via research to shift upward the effectiveness of cognition (for which IQ is a proxy measure), I think peoples lives overall would be improved. Some of these are interventions that we’ve already found to prevent wasting of ability (as you cite in another comment); others might be nutritional or environmental changes we could make to better support development in utero or as children develop. Giving everyone 5% “better brains” would be a huge win for the world, but the sociological factors you mention preclude widespread scientific study.
- LogonType10 5y agoYou can't boost IQ, but you can stave off its decline with exercise. The reason why there's no incentive to do this is that no one wants smarter voters.