tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post3714975019093145262..comments2024-01-13T18:57:18.243-05:00Comments on Information Processing: David Epstein and self-censorshipSteve Hsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428333897272913660noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-45780936878853358592013-08-25T11:03:36.549-04:002013-08-25T11:03:36.549-04:00In case folks here are interested in Malcolm Gladw...In case folks here are interested in Malcolm Gladwell's take on the book ;-)<br />http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/sportingscene/2013/08/psychology-ten-thousand-hour-rule-complexity.html<br /><br />I'm intrigued by the mention of "Young Archimedes" by Aldous Huxley in the comments there. Has anyone here read it?<br />There is a PDF at http://www.naturalthinker.net/trl/Richard Seiternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-72266827869100914702013-08-12T07:15:52.519-04:002013-08-12T07:15:52.519-04:00***I heard this a number of times: He was worried ...***I heard this a number of times: He was worried it would be extrapolated into saying somehow that there were also innate intellectual differences between black and white people. When I heard that, I said, "That is a huge problem. That means science could be disappearing into the filing cabinet, into the garbage cans, because people aren't willing to take this on." ***<br /><br />1bottinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-60077377677342167832013-08-10T17:14:51.894-04:002013-08-10T17:14:51.894-04:00I could be wrong but at the myostatin link above t...I could be wrong but at the myostatin link above there are some MAF numbers for the mutation and it's not that rare in some populations.Steve Hsuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02428333897272913660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-6715814442844227242013-08-10T15:46:48.254-04:002013-08-10T15:46:48.254-04:00No, that's like thinking you could make a mosa...No, that's like thinking you could make a mosaic with tiny pebbles that looked exactly like an oil painting, and it would be easier than doing the painting.5371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-44817073838411086712013-08-10T12:45:48.146-04:002013-08-10T12:45:48.146-04:00I found this 2.5 minute interview with David Epste...I found this 2.5 minute interview with David Epstein surprisingly information rich: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=VOD4Pg4DJiwRichard Seiternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-78609267941823331502013-08-10T10:27:35.554-04:002013-08-10T10:27:35.554-04:00So the answer to my question is, 'probably not...So the answer to my question is, 'probably not'.David Coughlinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-51489414298399806812013-08-10T09:18:01.131-04:002013-08-10T09:18:01.131-04:00Let P(M|B) be the prob that Steve has one myostati...Let P(M|B) be the prob that Steve has one myostatin deficiency allele (it's the lack of myostatin that makes you buff), given that he's buff.<br />Then P(M|B)=P(B|M)P(M)/P(B). The prob of being buff given that you have the gene is close to 1 so basically the prob that Steve has the gene variant is the ratio of the prob of having the gene to that of being buff. So let's take a prior Carson Chownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-75417243698600566772013-08-10T09:02:59.040-04:002013-08-10T09:02:59.040-04:00Agreed, it's all in da genes and lots of them ...Agreed, it's all in da genes and lots of them that comprise the racehorse genotype. They should sequence Secretariate and compare him to one of his run of the mill progeny.Carson Chownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-29463000074320046032013-08-10T09:00:53.332-04:002013-08-10T09:00:53.332-04:00The mutation is very rare. We only know of one hom...The mutation is very rare. We only know of one homozygote case so based on that and not Steve's preternatural buffness is what I'm basing my claim on. Anyway, I'm willing to bet a pizza dinner in East Lansing he's null.Carson Chownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-84685754397972827892013-08-10T07:34:48.971-04:002013-08-10T07:34:48.971-04:00At 180-ish pounds and kind of steaky, Steve probab...At 180-ish pounds and kind of steaky, Steve probably has one, no?David Coughlinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-28005642199240445702013-08-10T01:28:45.124-04:002013-08-10T01:28:45.124-04:00Here's a clip of the best example of nurture o...Here's a clip of the best example of nurture over nature in athletics or of how malleable performance can be.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipPRhCQ2eu0Diogenesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-78582739707766318422013-08-10T01:24:52.258-04:002013-08-10T01:24:52.258-04:00I know the person who discovered myostatin. I wor...I know the person who discovered myostatin. I worked in the same institute as her. She was my friend. You definitely don't have the double mutation.Carson Chownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-74845778104661746652013-08-09T22:50:01.459-04:002013-08-09T22:50:01.459-04:00By the way, when are we getting our genomes back f...By the way, when are we getting our genomes back from BGI? They originally said May...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-23872806026622444172013-08-09T21:38:10.750-04:002013-08-09T21:38:10.750-04:00O/T: How is the Cognitive Genomics coming along?O/T: How is the Cognitive Genomics coming along?j dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-89844194109952271832013-08-09T13:28:19.383-04:002013-08-09T13:28:19.383-04:00Yeah, I agree. I think we could do better with rac...Yeah, I agree. I think we could do better with race horses as there are likely to be tons of genes of small effects. What I think would be cool though, would be to extend the competitive period of race horses past two years.jeffhsu3noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-26845282478847736672013-08-09T11:50:15.414-04:002013-08-09T11:50:15.414-04:00A handful of horses contributed most of the genes ...A handful of horses contributed most of the genes of modern racehorses (example: the Darley Arabian), but I haven't seen much on racehorse genetics. It seems to me that level of inbreeding is too high in pursuit of just a few genes ...LondonYoungnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-35642076389182325422013-08-09T10:25:35.159-04:002013-08-09T10:25:35.159-04:00Interesting paragraph from the wikipedia...
http:...Interesting paragraph from the wikipedia...<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_and_sports#Chinese_views<br /><br />"In China, the idea that genetic differences affect sports performance is widely accepted. During the 2004 Summer Olympics, the People's Daily wrote that Chinese are "suited" to sports that require agility and technique, such as ping-pong, badminton and Yan Shennoreply@blogger.com