tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post935272411093198282..comments2024-01-13T18:57:18.243-05:00Comments on Information Processing: Income, Cognitive Ability, and EducationSteve Hsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428333897272913660noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-8515416889922856332014-09-29T11:16:38.447-04:002014-09-29T11:16:38.447-04:00http://blog.kittycooper.com/2014/05/klotho-a-gene-...http://blog.kittycooper.com/2014/05/klotho-a-gene-for-longevity-and-alzheimers-protection/ has some good information on KL-VS. <br /><br />To summarize (and add a little more):<br />Recent paper prompting media coverage: http://www.cell.com/cell-reports/abstract/S2211-1247(14)00287-3 (note the extended PDF has supplemental information)<br />2002 paper discussing KL-VS in the context of aging: Richard Seiternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-56892446011419058442014-06-27T05:24:50.757-04:002014-06-27T05:24:50.757-04:00This is very true.
There are mountains of data s...This is very true. <br /><br />There are mountains of data showing that g (what IQ tests measure) is a predictor of even very simple tasks, and much of it comes from studies done by the US army. The AFQT is actually a good predictor of whether army cooks (equated for months of experience on the job) will be able to make jelly rolls (Jensen, Straight talk about mental tests).<br /><br />And even Endre Bakken Stovnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-21572223306433393472014-06-03T15:02:56.935-04:002014-06-03T15:02:56.935-04:00I got an insight into the IQ - employability conne...I got an insight into the IQ - employability connection when I was in the Army.<br />On the second day I was in the Army the sergeant's called for a volunteer for a job that required a college degree. No takers. Then the asked for anyone with three years of college. Again no takers. Finally they sought those who had had two years of college. That was me. I volunteered for this 'special Pat Boylenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-15912656126579359512014-06-03T14:37:04.190-04:002014-06-03T14:37:04.190-04:00Well, a lot of white proletariats would not like t...Well, a lot of white proletariats would not like this either. Believe or not, quite a lot of them try to deny power of intelligence also. This finding really makes them butthurt.AGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-62115771726302861182014-06-03T14:26:47.497-04:002014-06-03T14:26:47.497-04:00Following this theme, Akira Endo the inventor of s...Following this theme, Akira Endo the inventor of statin (cholesterol-lowering) drugs, the most prescribed medications with yearly sales of $40 billion, has never made a cent from his work. Add to that the financial benefits of keeping people healthy, enhancing their work productivity and reducing health-related costs (ER visits, hospital admissions, invasive cardiac procedures, etc): "The aseussnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-75051369688790687872014-06-03T02:29:25.593-04:002014-06-03T02:29:25.593-04:00An "antiracist" would claim the chart on...An "antiracist" would claim the chart only shows that the labour market discriminates against blacks at every educational level.5371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-56153272457778700072014-06-03T02:24:32.478-04:002014-06-03T02:24:32.478-04:00It would only "validate the free market"...It would only "validate the free market" if you could show that nothing similar happened in socialist states.5371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-36955630233518337412014-06-03T01:56:17.214-04:002014-06-03T01:56:17.214-04:00NOT what the GSS says.NOT what the GSS says.WernerErhardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-27984193038721108152014-06-02T22:06:59.092-04:002014-06-02T22:06:59.092-04:00"outliers would be more interesting"
ht..."outliers would be more interesting"<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kary_Mullis<br />Kary Mullis, inventor of the PCR machine which is very important in genomic investigation and receive a Nobel Price for it. However,<br />"After receiving his PhD ... He then managed a bakery for two years."<br /><br />http://www.simonsfoundation.org/quanta/dxie48noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-54411793568014401862014-06-02T11:28:29.737-04:002014-06-02T11:28:29.737-04:00This chart explains a lot about power of higher IQ...This chart explains a lot about power of higher IQ in free market economy. Based on anecdotal experience around my school mates and working colleagues, smarter ones always end up with higher income and total weath even though they hold identical jobs with same job income. The smarter ones always make correct financial desicion and investment. After decades, smarter ones often command higher AGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-59773930450912469152014-06-02T10:41:19.425-04:002014-06-02T10:41:19.425-04:00It should be obvious, but a lot of people insist t...It should be obvious, but a lot of people insist that the IQ-income correlation, particularly at the high end, is simply a function of high IQ folks achieving more (or better) schooling. Thus it's nessecary to show that even when equating education, high IQ people are more prosperous. This shows that IQ tests really do measure intelligence (the ability to adapt) and not simply book smarts.Pumpkinperson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-40408212462398144112014-06-02T06:38:25.671-04:002014-06-02T06:38:25.671-04:00More posts on the prospects of genetic engineering...More posts on the prospects of genetic engineering and embryo selection would be appreciated. Progress on nucleotide morphisms and alleles found would be nice Steve. The NPTN gene supposedly accounts for 0.5% of ability variation. The recently discovered KL-VS gene increases IQ by six points. I appreciate this blog but more prospects and updates on quantitative genomic information and not this(I Butchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1963418125634373652014-06-02T00:45:38.687-04:002014-06-02T00:45:38.687-04:00I always enjoy the topics on this blog. However, ...I always enjoy the topics on this blog. However, Isn't this topic a comment on the obvious? <br /><br /><br />What if instead, the headline were "cognitive ability and education have no affect on income"? Wouldn't that be a surprising discovery! If education had no effect on income it would be quite a disappointment to millions of families and individuals not to mention the Jason Hawksnoreply@blogger.com