tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post4237965167404724348..comments2024-01-13T18:57:18.243-05:00Comments on Information Processing: Eric, why so gloomy?Steve Hsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428333897272913660noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-71944829283746957992013-04-17T10:08:49.040-04:002013-04-17T10:08:49.040-04:00Look. The evidence for general factor of athletene...Look. The evidence for general factor of athleteness is manifold. Being better at one sport / activity is positively correlated with being better at all sports. QED g exists.ReallyGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-16268693232918648872013-02-15T13:54:53.657-05:002013-02-15T13:54:53.657-05:00The research you discuss on the genetics of intell...The research you discuss on the genetics of intelligence is fascinating, and hopefully could lead eventually to the enhancement of human capabilities.<br /><br />But for the benefit of us adults who have already been born and can't benefit from genetic engineering, I'd be curious to know how optimistic you are about the feasibility of directly manipulating phenotypic intelligence. I'mOdysseus323https://www.blogger.com/profile/06590676622694972880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-24334532954432444492013-02-14T18:24:03.104-05:002013-02-14T18:24:03.104-05:00"This is the genomic prediction problem which..."This is the genomic prediction problem which has already been partially solved for inbred lines of domesticated plants and animals."<br /><br />It might also be solved for the ability to play football or American football corner back or marathoner, etc. But what counts as a great athlete depends on the place. Football in Brazil, American football in Texas, and marathoning in the HughLygonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-4691110413308982722013-02-14T18:21:25.202-05:002013-02-14T18:21:25.202-05:00Steve will be a eugenicist yet.Steve will be a eugenicist yet.HughLygonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-6131886274543072422013-02-14T18:21:11.647-05:002013-02-14T18:21:11.647-05:00It's what was available.It's what was available.HughLygonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-31744225694142371632013-02-14T18:14:30.977-05:002013-02-14T18:14:30.977-05:00Why would the researchers who did http://www.natur...Why would the researchers who did http://www.nature.com/mp/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/mp2012184a.html look at childhood IQ.. It's much less heritable in children than adults: http://www.gnxp.com/blog/uploaded_images/mcgue-1993-increase-of-h2-decline-of-c2-755807.JPGben_gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-85980719747109262792013-02-13T19:27:43.841-05:002013-02-13T19:27:43.841-05:00This paper is from 2009 -- they used only 54 SNPs ...This paper is from 2009 -- they used only 54 SNPs for height. The number of genome wide significant hits today is approaching 1000. Also, there are applications of genomic prediction for which parental midpoint is useless, such as differentiating between zygotes.steve hsuhttp://duende.uoregon.edu/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-406501522082079292013-02-13T17:52:08.596-05:002013-02-13T17:52:08.596-05:00In the context of gloominess about genomic predict...In the context of gloominess about genomic prediction, I just ran across this paper today: http://www.nature.com/ejhg/journal/v17/n8/pdf/ejhg20095a.pdf<br />It compares prediction of height using genomics to prediction using midparent.values. From the abstract:<br /><br />"For highly heritable traits such as height, we conclude that in applications in which parental phenotypic information Richard Seiternoreply@blogger.com