Yujing Lin

Yujing Lin, a doctoral researcher at King’s College London specializing in behavioral genetics, dives into her latest findings on polygenic scores. She explains how these scores predict traits like IQ and education by examining differences between siblings and unrelated individuals. The conversation unveils how socioeconomic status affects genetic predictions, and why adding genetic and family-level factors can refine forecasts. Lin also highlights the significance of real effects over biases, making her research vital for understanding intelligence in a modern context.