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One example for the trouble with genetics in intelligence is the issue of Malaria: If a child gets Malaria, it will have a lower intelligence quotient. Resistan
by bayesianhorse 13y ago
One example for the trouble with genetics in intelligence is the issue of Malaria: If a child gets Malaria, it will have a lower intelligence quotient. Resistance/resilience of Malaria sure has genetic factors. Would those factors show up in genetic studies about intelligence? Betcha.
Should we accept this variance in IQ as genetic and unavoidable? Or should we just buckle down, eradicate Malaria and stop worrying about these factors?