Education
Genome-Wide Association Meta-Analysis of 78,308 Individuals Identifies New Loci and Genes Influencing Human Intelligence
Suzanne Sniekers et al, Nature Abstract: Intelligence is associated with important economic and health-related life outcomes1. Despite intelligence having substantial heritability2 (0.54) and a confirmed polygenic nature, initial genetic studies were mostly underpowered3, 4, 5. […]
Law & Order
Families of Three St. Petersburg Girls Who Drowned in Pond Plan to Sue Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office
Zachary T. Sampson, Tamba Bay Times One year after authorities said three teenage girls drove a stolen car into a cemetery pond and drowned, lawyers for their mothers announced that they still plan to sue […]
Culture
Cops Say Man Splashed Liquid in Girl’s Face, Called Her ‘White B–ch’
Daniel Prendergast, New York Post A man splashed an unknown liquid in a girl’s face and called her a “white b–ch” as she was getting off a school bus in Queens, officials said. The 13-year-old […]