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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 27 Jul 2015

    New study: The association between intelligence and longevity is mostly genetic. http://ije.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/long/dyv112v1 …

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      1. Moggy&I‏ @MoggyAndMe 27 Jul 2015
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker @RichardDawkins also, intelligent people are more likely to always check both directions of traffic before crossing the street :-D

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      2. Dr Vicky Duckworth‏ @vicky_duckworth 27 Jul 2015
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        @sapinker very neo liberal, tell that to people in #poverty whose health is influenced by being caught in cycle of deprivation not IQ

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      3. Michelle N. Meyer‏ @MichelleNMeyer 27 Jul 2015
        Replying to @vicky_duckworth

        @vicky_duckworth @sapinker you might wish 2control 4genetic contributions to lifespan when testing effectiveness of enviro health intervntns

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      1. Good God no!  🇪🇺‏ @I_Love_Atheism 27 Jul 2015
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        @sapinker @RichardDawkins Why did the Hitch die so early??? 😢😢😢

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      1. InYourFaceNewYorker‏ @InYourFaceNYer 27 Jul 2015
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        @sapinker @RichardDawkins So why are Sarah Palin, George W. Bush, and Rick Santorum still alive? ;)

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      1. Russell Willis‏ @russell_willis 27 Jul 2015
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        @sapinker @sapinker Must be written by wise old men and women. :-)

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      1. Ricardo C.V‏ @cabal072002 27 Jul 2015
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        @sapinker wao...grandpa deducted that long time ago, my greatgrandmother lived over 105 years, never went to school, but of course,smart wmn

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      2. pweese no banny‏ @unhiddenness 27 Jul 2015
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        Even the abstract admits the links are weak @sapinker. More junk science (paging @horganism).

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      3. John Horgan‏ @Horganism 27 Jul 2015
        Replying to @unhiddenness

        @unhiddenness @sapinker Can't someone else do it? I'm on vacation!

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      2. Good God no!  🇪🇺‏ @I_Love_Atheism 27 Jul 2015
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        @sapinker @RichardDawkins There's no such thing as 'intelligence' coz there is no way to measure it objectively. IQ tests are subjective.

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      3. Rekha‏ @Rekhastweets 27 Jul 2015
        Replying to @I_Love_Atheism

        @I_Love_Atheism @sapinker @RichardDawkins Can't judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree... So a standard IQ test is not feasible.

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      2. Clayton Flesher‏ @claytonflesher 27 Jul 2015
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        @sapinker Serious question. I thought studies linking human variation in intelligence with genetics were controversial. Is that not true?

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      3. InYourFaceNewYorker‏ @InYourFaceNYer 27 Jul 2015
        Replying to @claytonflesher

        @Calvyn82 @sapinker No. What's controversial is when it's to proclaim one race is smarter than another. Fortunately, that's not true.

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      1. Jonathan Stout‏ @JWilliamStout 30 Jul 2015
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        @sapinker Interesting reading this in conjunction w/ a bit in Blank Slate abt anxiety of admitting genetic influence on culture/behavior

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      1. Ben Wilbrink‏ @benwilbrink 28 Jul 2015
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        @sapinker @Romantotales Association WITHIN TWINS, not in the general population. See also Reyna et al, on population http://goo.gl/JuJ1zD 

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      1. Maciej Bukowski‏ @mbukows 27 Jul 2015
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        @sapinker not "mostly" but "on the margin"

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      1. The Goldilocks Zone‏ @ZScenarios 27 Jul 2015
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        @sapinker But are they more prolific?

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      1. Paul Cailleau‏ @brit717 27 Jul 2015
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        @sapinker so evolution gains traction from even minute advantages @RichardDawkins has said it many times

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