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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 27 Jan 2016

    Intelligent people are genetically healthier (supports theory that IQ diffs are a component of overall fitness).http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/12122545/Intelligent-people-are-genetically-predisposed-to-be-healthier-experts-find.html …

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      2. Kevin Mitchell‏ @WiringTheBrain 28 Jan 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        .@sapinker @EssiViding @sarahknapton Which implies there may be no genes "for intelligence" http://www.wiringthebrain.com/2012/07/genetics-of-stupidity.html?m=1 … (if index of robustness)

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      3. Nathan Taylor‏ @ntaylor963 28 Jan 2016
        Replying to @WiringTheBrain

        @WiringTheBrain Isn't the question not if IQ tied to fitness, but to what extent it's env v mut load v adaptations? 50-40-10? 30-30-20?

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      4. Kevin Mitchell‏ @WiringTheBrain 28 Jan 2016
        Replying to @ntaylor963

        .@ntaylor963 Question is whether such genetic diffs specifically affect IQ or whether they affect robustness generally and IQ just an index

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      5. Nathan Taylor‏ @ntaylor963 28 Jan 2016
        Replying to @WiringTheBrain

        @WiringTheBrain Sure. Guess my point was I sometimes read you and conclude this is 100% of the story. IQ narrow specific alleles don't exist

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      6. Kevin Mitchell‏ @WiringTheBrain 28 Jan 2016
        Replying to @ntaylor963

        .@ntaylor963 IQ clearly also affected by culture - keeps increasing, w/ better nutrition, education + prob habits of abstract thinking

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      1. Bo Winegard‏ @EPoe187 27 Jan 2016
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        @sapinker What about life history? Slower life history and higher intelligence go together. Faster life history, more health problems.

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      1. Bruce Fox‏ @WessexVoice 28 Jan 2016
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        @sapinker @edwest so basically random luck then

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      1. Joseph Seybert‏ @joeseybert 27 Jan 2016
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        @sapinker @sarahknapton This finding is contrary to my personal experience.

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      1. Isabel Betancourt‏ @IssyB_OnAir 27 Jan 2016
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        @sapinker @Telegraph but we're also sadder.

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      1. E‏ @1986E6891 27 Jan 2016
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        @sapinker How did they deduct that from a retrospective study? It would be more logical the other way around: genes>disease>IQ drop

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      1. xeʀᴏsᴏᴍe‏ @xerosome 27 Jan 2016
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        @sapinker Direct link to the studyhttp://www.nature.com/mp/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/mp2015225a.html …

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      1. E. Mason‏ @ecmprint 27 Jan 2016
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        @sapinker @sarahknapton this makes perfect sense when one thinks of the body holistically rather than the classical triad: mind body soul.

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      1. Jafe‏ @JFDerry 27 Jan 2016
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        .@sapinker that data hopefully adjusted for family wealth or similar, as a surrogate of education received.

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      1. Dory Owen‏ @doryowen 27 Jan 2016
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        @sapinker @sarahknapton It just ain't fair. 🙁

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      2. Malcolm Spark‏ @MalcolmSpark 27 Jan 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker I think if more research is done they will show a higher sex drive too

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      3. Puzzle Privateer‏ @PuzzlePrivateer 27 Jan 2016
        Replying to @MalcolmSpark

        @MalcolmSpark @sapinker no need for research, I can confirm that

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      1. slade grantham‏ @SladeGrantham 21 Jun 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        Actually more intelligent people may be more inclined to study themselves deeper & study how to stay healthy even more than others

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      1. andrew dalby‏ @ardalby 20 Mar 2016
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        @sapinker @sarahknapton except Darwin was particularly sickly most of his life and Wallace was inspired by bouts of illness and ...

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      1. Michael‏ @michaelhd3900 3 Feb 2016
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        @sapinker Uh Oh!

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