@SashaGusevPosts @lu_sichu @jacqllam @thebirdmaniac @GaryNMarks @krichard1212 Abdel Abdellaoui (@dr_appie) showed that people with higher educational attainment PGSs have tended to move from coal mining areas (UK's quivalent of West Virginia/poor rural ar
@TJB32177616 @Udger4 @Ger_Delaney_40 oh, lol. relegating a large number of people to jobs like those in the coal mines has already stunted ppl's intelligence. 1/ https://t.co/g9TYlPB4ky
@vsbuffalo Plenty of people who win awards in your field have cranked out dubious studies implying exactly that. https://t.co/6IImXMHkcV
@MatsVinnaren @dr_appie @ISIRonline @dr_appie paper https://t.co/ZdY62KiInB editorial in nature about @dr_appie paper https://t.co/XFRg87hK0R link to preprint https://t.co/NzMBHThuyu https://t.co/61PgtBFrxV
@Carbhxn @JohnHol25596174 @scrowder You are wrong, it is genetic. Scientific study done in the UK showed that people who have migrated from lower IQ rural coal-mining areas to the higher IQ urban areas, tend to have higher levels of gene alleles linked to
@ChrisBBacon3 @terencedescham1 A scientific study showed that within the UK, the people who move from lower IQ rural coal-mining areas to the higher IQ urban areas, tend to have higher levels of gene alleles linked to higher educational attainment (same ge
RT @suryakane: @razibkhan Might not be a tripartite system but apparently the British class system has had a genetic impact. Different way…
@razibkhan Might not be a tripartite system but apparently the British class system has had a genetic impact. Different way of looking at stratification and/or division of labor altogether. https://t.co/1VFpUB03zQ https://t.co/PNHtqj5dev
@HLOG76723051 @JungSabit @HandThy Secondly you are selectively quoting a section of book with older study aka 2009's Reich UK report & not other newer reports, like - https://t.co/dOy58HPRjy https://t.co/3cbjaGfCJK Sorry for late replies my net went
@vishal_balaji_ @rajivsharmas @GhorAngirasa Endogamy does not matter because if material privilege can't be proved & what's more look up assortative mating, ethnic groups & ingroup-outgroup marriage rate & so on and you will find find similar e
@ReidAlbecker @a_centrism Ironically, the reason that Abdellaoui and co provide for studying regional differences also applies to ethnic differences. Policymakers are constantly comparing outcomes by ethnicity so presumably they support investigating causa
@dr_appie @KirkegaardEmil @ruschenpohler @kph3k @SamHarrisOrg Seems unfair to demonize that hypothesis. The concerns about regional differences described here are no different to concerns in the West about ethnic differences. Whatever the causes people sho
@Rachael_Swindon @VoiceBritannia Ah, but it's all #Genetics https://t.co/K3m9SepV9s
RT @XiXiDu: "Genetic Consequences of Social Stratification in Great Britain", Abdellaoui et al 2018 [genetically-selective emigration & geo…
@ilkkah @Juha_the_Great Jep, vaikuttaa olevan järkevä selitys: "largest differences were between people born in coal mining areas who moved away vs those who remained... The people that moved away have significantly higher EA polygenic scores than all oth
@Juha_the_Great Tässä hyvin kattava selvitys Britanian väestön sisäisestä liikkeistä. https://t.co/zf6PVlWmSs " The people that moved away have significantly higher EA polygenic scores than all other groups combined"
RT @StevePittelli: And here's a couple more that share an application unrelated to the primary focus of the actual studies (Application # 1…
RT @StevePittelli: And here's a couple more that share an application unrelated to the primary focus of the actual studies (Application # 1…
And here's a couple more that share an application unrelated to the primary focus of the actual studies (Application # 12514). One shows us the "Brexit" gene and one shows us that people with smart genes move to the big city: https://t.co/ofMKUGAyBQ http
@tadesouaiaia @rasmansa What do you think of this study?: https://t.co/6IImXMYV4t
RT @melb4886: https://t.co/oyRabRc3WF people born in coal mining areas & migrated to better neighborhoods have higher average Education Att…
https://t.co/oyRabRc3WF people born in coal mining areas & migrated to better neighborhoods have higher average Education Attainment polygenic scores ... Clustering of cognitive abilities may further affect economic development of neighborhoods.
@politicsofnv I can't read much but I guess this is about https://t.co/zbvCTdqTAZ Am I right?
There is a press release here https://t.co/WAG95zEEkp, an open-access pre-print of the study here https://t.co/q4qgiOAsxV, and the print version (paywalled) here. Again, no references to "weaker genes" or the Telegraph's formulation of a "gene drain". http
@nature @dr_appie @NatureHumBehav For completion, here are the links to @dr_appie's new paper: https://t.co/hYHan4Xzyp & the preprint at https://t.co/wwq6FYGt0Q
@robertthefisher @Just_Ranting2 @AbolishEton https://t.co/Qe1oDZ67LL On alleles associated with educational attainment (EA): "EA-decreasing alleles cluster in lower SES areas such as coal mining areas. Individuals that leave coal mining areas carry more
@DantonGeri @lyta_gold @Obsidiantellect Also, in a slightly different field, there's this nonsense: https://t.co/J0m5Le7hqF Summary for laypeople: genetic predisposition to live in rural areas correlates with lower intelligence and conservative politics. 🤮
@ProfDiegoPuga @leah_boustan @wb_research @IIEPGW @BID_Ciudades @The_IGC @J_ArellanoBover @SumilaGulyani @fhgferreira Studies have shown internal migration can be predicted by differences in social capital. In the present: https://t.co/QmdREQNQ0D And Cla
@OxSoc @BrendanTHalpin Here is another genetic paper that you might be interested in. https://t.co/njc5AdtidQ
@DrMJoyner @Per_Damkier @EpiEllie @cecilejanssens @antonioregalado There was one done on Brexit lol. https://t.co/YDyTsyRyud
@adamlewisgreen @GarettJones On a related note, from study w/ UK biobank data: mean educational attainment (EA2) polygenic score [sampled] vs mean educational attainment outcomes [population]. https://t.co/bcH0fVAva3 https://t.co/ThTJ99gBNd
RT @dr_appie: This table suggests that the population stratification problem these 2 papers describe may be more specific to height: - http…
RT @dr_appie: This table suggests that the population stratification problem these 2 papers describe may be more specific to height: - http…
RT @dr_appie: This table suggests that the population stratification problem these 2 papers describe may be more specific to height: - http…
RT @dr_appie: This table suggests that the population stratification problem these 2 papers describe may be more specific to height: - http…
RT @dr_appie: This table suggests that the population stratification problem these 2 papers describe may be more specific to height: - http…
This table suggests that the population stratification problem these 2 papers describe may be more specific to height: - https://t.co/HW7pmJ2ksx - https://t.co/EJ0css1LN3 It may have helped if LDSC regression existed during the GIANT GWAS... (Table from
Find reactions to this work so weird. My initial response was "isn't this blimmin' obvious?" (No disrespect meant to @NWPapageorge: we got the same bimodal reactions about https://t.co/i5AiFQjKYH.)
RT @hbdchick: huh. human populations can vary in their genetics related to behavioral traits across relatively near geographic regions (a f…
RT @hbdchick: huh. human populations can vary in their genetics related to behavioral traits across relatively near geographic regions (a f…
RT @hbdchick: huh. human populations can vary in their genetics related to behavioral traits across relatively near geographic regions (a f…
@PKoellinger @Joni_Coleman @thessgac @BehaviorGenetic Indeed but regions don't have one specific DNA either, and the rg between regional education and individual education is 0.9 (page 21) and doesn't show this sign flip with other traits. https://t.co/fw7
@ivanpuopolo Hesarin otsikko on harhaanjohtava. Tässä viitattaneen tähän artikkeliin tuon EA:n ennustamisen osalta. Näyttää mielenkiintoiselle ja tekijät alan asiantuntijoita, mutta tämä on vielä vertaisarvioimaton julkaisu. https://t.co/GM7WlImcWV
Very interesting 🤔
RT @pp0196: @plbds @Undercoverhist Should be pointed out than there are papers out there trying to explain brexit with polygenic scores. ht…
@plbds @Undercoverhist Should be pointed out than there are papers out there trying to explain brexit with polygenic scores. https://t.co/D1WJ0lPuGR Hopefully the predecent preprint cited in the previous thread will put an end to this kind of exercice in t
Some conflicting regional genetic (rg) & phenotypic (rp) correlations here: Labour & Green (negative rg, positive rp), Conservative & Green (pos. rg, neg. rp), Conservative & Brexit (neg. rg, pos. rp). rg likely reflects SES and rp more ide
WOW, it must be great work to put these results together with regional personality differences in UK(Rentfrow, Jokela & Lamb, 2015)
RT @dr_appie: Geographic distribution of polygenic scores for mental health traits before and after correcting for ancestry differences. S…
RT @dr_appie: Geographic distribution of polygenic scores for mental health traits before and after correcting for ancestry differences. S…
RT @dr_appie: Geographic distribution of polygenic scores for mental health traits before and after correcting for ancestry differences. S…
RT @dr_appie: Geographic distribution of polygenic scores for mental health traits before and after correcting for ancestry differences. S…
RT @dr_appie: Geographic distribution of polygenic scores for mental health traits before and after correcting for ancestry differences. S…
RT @dr_appie: Geographic distribution of polygenic scores for mental health traits before and after correcting for ancestry differences. S…
RT @dr_appie: Geographic distribution of polygenic scores for mental health traits before and after correcting for ancestry differences. S…
RT @dr_appie: Geographic distribution of polygenic scores for mental health traits before and after correcting for ancestry differences. S…
.@PWGTennant Here is an example.
RT @dr_appie: Geographic distribution of polygenic scores for mental health traits before and after correcting for ancestry differences. S…
RT @dr_appie: Geographic distribution of polygenic scores for mental health traits before and after correcting for ancestry differences. S…
RT @dr_appie: Geographic distribution of polygenic scores for mental health traits before and after correcting for ancestry differences. S…
RT @dr_appie: Geographic distribution of polygenic scores for mental health traits before and after correcting for ancestry differences. S…
RT @dr_appie: Geographic distribution of polygenic scores for mental health traits before and after correcting for ancestry differences. S…
RT @dr_appie: Geographic distribution of polygenic scores for mental health traits before and after correcting for ancestry differences. S…
Geographic distribution of polygenic scores for mental health traits before and after correcting for ancestry differences. Source: https://t.co/suD96ldKqT https://t.co/f3F4uYbL2M
RT @dr_appie: Current address vs place of birth in @uk_biobank (from https://t.co/9sj87dOkVp) https://t.co/P1Juep4DYb
RT @dr_appie: Current address vs place of birth in @uk_biobank (from https://t.co/9sj87dOkVp) https://t.co/P1Juep4DYb
RT @dr_appie: Current address vs place of birth in @uk_biobank (from https://t.co/9sj87dOkVp) https://t.co/P1Juep4DYb
That to me looks like it's a lot easier to recruit and follow up patients in urban areas.
RT @dr_appie: Current address vs place of birth in @uk_biobank (from https://t.co/9sj87dOkVp) https://t.co/P1Juep4DYb
RT @dr_appie: Current address vs place of birth in @uk_biobank (from https://t.co/9sj87dOkVp) https://t.co/P1Juep4DYb
RT @dr_appie: Current address vs place of birth in @uk_biobank (from https://t.co/9sj87dOkVp) https://t.co/P1Juep4DYb
RT @dr_appie: Current address vs place of birth in @uk_biobank (from https://t.co/9sj87dOkVp) https://t.co/P1Juep4DYb
RT @dr_appie: Current address vs place of birth in @uk_biobank (from https://t.co/9sj87dOkVp) https://t.co/P1Juep4DYb
RT @dr_appie: Current address vs place of birth in @uk_biobank (from https://t.co/9sj87dOkVp) https://t.co/P1Juep4DYb
RT @dr_appie: Current address vs place of birth in @uk_biobank (from https://t.co/9sj87dOkVp) https://t.co/P1Juep4DYb
RT @dr_appie: Current address vs place of birth in @uk_biobank (from https://t.co/9sj87dOkVp) https://t.co/P1Juep4DYb
RT @dr_appie: Current address vs place of birth in @uk_biobank (from https://t.co/9sj87dOkVp) https://t.co/P1Juep4DYb
RT @dr_appie: Current address vs place of birth in @uk_biobank (from https://t.co/9sj87dOkVp) https://t.co/P1Juep4DYb
RT @dr_appie: Current address vs place of birth in @uk_biobank (from https://t.co/9sj87dOkVp) https://t.co/P1Juep4DYb
RT @dr_appie: Current address vs place of birth in @uk_biobank (from https://t.co/9sj87dOkVp) https://t.co/P1Juep4DYb
RT @dr_appie: Current address vs place of birth in @uk_biobank (from https://t.co/9sj87dOkVp) https://t.co/P1Juep4DYb
RT @dr_appie: Current address vs place of birth in @uk_biobank (from https://t.co/9sj87dOkVp) https://t.co/P1Juep4DYb
RT @dr_appie: Current address vs place of birth in @uk_biobank (from https://t.co/9sj87dOkVp) https://t.co/P1Juep4DYb
RT @dr_appie: Current address vs place of birth in @uk_biobank (from https://t.co/9sj87dOkVp) https://t.co/P1Juep4DYb
RT @Demografia_CSIC: #Genetic Consequences of Social Stratification in Great Britain #UK https://t.co/2F2nHEzcwA
RT @dr_appie: Current address vs place of birth in @uk_biobank (from https://t.co/9sj87dOkVp) https://t.co/P1Juep4DYb
RT @dr_appie: Current address vs place of birth in @uk_biobank (from https://t.co/9sj87dOkVp) https://t.co/P1Juep4DYb
#Genetic Consequences of Social Stratification in Great Britain #UK https://t.co/2F2nHEzcwA
RT @dr_appie: Current address vs place of birth in @uk_biobank (from https://t.co/9sj87dOkVp) https://t.co/P1Juep4DYb
RT @dr_appie: Current address vs place of birth in @uk_biobank (from https://t.co/9sj87dOkVp) https://t.co/P1Juep4DYb
RT @dr_appie: Current address vs place of birth in @uk_biobank (from https://t.co/9sj87dOkVp) https://t.co/P1Juep4DYb
RT @dr_appie: Current address vs place of birth in @uk_biobank (from https://t.co/9sj87dOkVp) https://t.co/P1Juep4DYb
RT @dr_appie: Current address vs place of birth in @uk_biobank (from https://t.co/9sj87dOkVp) https://t.co/P1Juep4DYb
Current address vs place of birth in @uk_biobank (from https://t.co/9sj87dOkVp) https://t.co/P1Juep4DYb
RT @XiXiDu: "Genetic Consequences of Social Stratification in Great Britain", Abdellaoui et al 2018 [genetically-selective emigration & geo…
@Arrianna_Planey Was a suggestion in the thread to leverage some of the recent work on cryptic population structure to reduce the chance of residual confounding. The author felt a fixed effect for location was sufficient. Relatedly, you geographers might g
RT @Makeuya: People with more genes associated with higher edu attainment were more likely to leave UK coal mining areas https://t.co/HZZj…