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Childhood Inspiration Led To Genomics
- Steve Hsu describes childhood Star Trek influence and early curiosity about IQ tests that led him toward genetics research.
- That personal story explains why he pivoted from physics to study the genetic basis of intelligence.
Large-Scale GWAS Power Predictive Models
- Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) can identify thousands of genomic locations that together predict traits like height.
- Trained algorithms can then predict such traits in new individuals with surprising accuracy.
Genetic Predictors Offer Modest IQ Signal
- Predictors built from educational-attainment and cognitive data now correlate about 0.3–0.4 with measured IQ.
- That correlation is comparable to SAT vs. college GPA predictive power, meaning genetics gives modest predictive signal today.