Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Thinking about the genetics of stupid - do mutations make you dumber?

David Dobbs writes about changing our genetic point of view on intelligence - instead of looking for intelligence genes, search for mutations that slow down normal brain development (aka the genetics of stupid)

His blog post: The Genetics of Stoopid in Wired Science Blogs | Neuron Culture (October 22, 2012)

His New York Times Science article: If Smart Is the Norm, Stupidity Gets More Interesting (October 22, 2012)

You can follow David Dobbs on Twitter @david_dobbs

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