Gene discovery and polygenic prediction from a genome-wide association study of educational attainment in 1.1 million individuals

RT @StuartJRitchie: It's here! A genome-wide association study for educational attainment in Nature Genetics, including 1.1 million (!!!) p…

RT @eawilloughby: The diagram that I created for Lee et al. (2018) on genetic variants associated with education and cognitive ability. (Fu…

RT @cfchabris: Very happy to be one of the 80 authors of this new study, years in the making and finally published today: "Gene discovery a…

Impressive: 1.1 million subject GWAS of educational attainment. More impressive: the comprehensive, accompanying 27-page FAQ: "What policy lessons do you draw ... None whatsoever." "Did you find 'the gene for' educational attainment? No." Bravo! https

RT @eawilloughby: The diagram that I created for Lee et al. (2018) on genetic variants associated with education and cognitive ability. (Fu…

@swinshi Similar result in another paper https://t.co/1FQU7RZyAW

@albouy Similar result using larger and different sample....https://t.co/1FQU7RHXcm

@jonasvlachos Ja. Hittade denhär länken i svaren. https://t.co/CXL34zPvOb det är dags att sluta tro på tvillingstudier

It is truly amazing how fast this field is maturing.

@KiraboJackson That is exactly my interpretation of this emerging lit & consistent with findings from the largest GWAS study to date: https://t.co/s5Q4gmHM1U (11%-13%). One reason it is likely higher in the one you mention is that environmental variabi

RT @AlexTISYoung: We can now predict 11-13% of the variance in educational attainment from genome-wide SNPs. An important advance in social…

RT @DanGraur: Paraphrasing H. L. Menken: For every complex problem (differences in school achievement among students) there exists one answ…

RT @DanGraur: An obscene waste of money: A study on scholarly attainment. Sample size 1,131,881. Results: 1271 SNPs explain ~12 days of s…

RT @PhD_Q8i: بحث جديد: تركيبة الجينات تحدد ذكاء الطلبة و سنوات تحصيلهم الدراسي .. الدراسة تمت على مليون طالب تقريبا https://t.co/HQB6FXI7…

RT @DanGraur: An obscene waste of money: A study on scholarly attainment. Sample size 1,131,881. Results: 1271 SNPs explain ~12 days of s…

بحث جديد: تركيبة الجينات تحدد ذكاء الطلبة و سنوات تحصيلهم الدراسي .. الدراسة تمت على مليون طالب تقريبا https://t.co/HQB6FXI7dg

RT @DanGraur: An obscene waste of money: A study on scholarly attainment. Sample size 1,131,881. Results: 1271 SNPs explain ~12 days of s…

RT @DanGraur: An obscene waste of money: A study on scholarly attainment. Sample size 1,131,881. Results: 1271 SNPs explain ~12 days of s…

RT @DanGraur: Paraphrasing H. L. Menken: For every complex problem (differences in school achievement among students) there exists one answ…

RT @DanGraur: An obscene waste of money: A study on scholarly attainment. Sample size 1,131,881. Results: 1271 SNPs explain ~12 days of s…

RT @DanGraur: An obscene waste of money: A study on scholarly attainment. Sample size 1,131,881. Results: 1271 SNPs explain ~12 days of s…

RT @DanGraur: An obscene waste of money: A study on scholarly attainment. Sample size 1,131,881. Results: 1271 SNPs explain ~12 days of s…

RT @DanGraur: An obscene waste of money: A study on scholarly attainment. Sample size 1,131,881. Results: 1271 SNPs explain ~12 days of s…

RT @DanGraur: Paraphrasing H. L. Menken: For every complex problem (differences in school achievement among students) there exists one answ…

RT @DanGraur: An obscene waste of money: A study on scholarly attainment. Sample size 1,131,881. Results: 1271 SNPs explain ~12 days of s…

Paraphrasing H. L. Menken: For every complex problem (differences in school achievement among students) there exists one answer (polygenic score) that is clear, simple, plausible, as well as politically misguided, misleading, and wrong. https://t.co/QOSOI

An obscene waste of money: A study on scholarly attainment. Sample size 1,131,881. Results: 1271 SNPs explain ~12 days of schooling (~3000 days to finish high school). Authors' shameless recommendation: Increase sample size. https://t.co/N3vjVnc2Dc htt

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RT @eawilloughby: The diagram that I created for Lee et al. (2018) on genetic variants associated with education and cognitive ability. (Fu…

RT @sapinker: PDF of the article available here: Gene discovery and polygenic prediction from a genome-wide association study of educationa…

@cvian87 @dreveillark @Mystermask1 @INGFirebrand @grimbureaubat @burtonad @jcassano @mmfa It is well known. It's been well-known for a long time. Heritability of IQ is > 0.7 it's extremely well-studied. We're already identifying the genes responsible.

RT @genomenon: Today's #MastermindFind: GWAS study discovers SNPs across 1.1M individuals that significantly influence #education attainmen…

Today's #MastermindFind: GWAS study discovers SNPs across 1.1M individuals that significantly influence #education attainment and cognitive performance. #GWAS #genetics #education https://t.co/94XZVtZfSv https://t.co/OuOJ0pHkih https://t.co/XqMnMwpPpN

RT @eawilloughby: The diagram that I created for Lee et al. (2018) on genetic variants associated with education and cognitive ability. (Fu…

RT @bitacorabeagle: La genética juega un papel muy importante en la adhesión escolar (es decir, seguir estudiando y no abandonar la escuela…

Gene discovery and polygenic prediction from a genome-wide association study of educational attainment in 1.1 million individuals. #amchelsinki https://t.co/JZSaxseX45

La genética juega un papel muy importante en la adhesión escolar (es decir, seguir estudiando y no abandonar la escuela) https://t.co/UTJKOniluI https://t.co/UTJKOniluI

Original article here https://t.co/ebRuxTH3YQ

interesting

RT @sapinker: New study by my former PhD student James Lee (+ 80 et al's) finds >1000 genetic variants which collectively predict a big chu…

Gene discovery and polygenic prediction from a genome-wide association study of educational attainment in 1.1 million individuals. - PubMed - NCBI https://t.co/JsDVE0bdJD

RT @sapinker: PDF of the article available here: Gene discovery and polygenic prediction from a genome-wide association study of educationa…

RT @sapinker: PDF of the article available here: Gene discovery and polygenic prediction from a genome-wide association study of educationa…

RT @NatureGenet: Gene discovery and polygenic prediction from a genome-wide association study of educational attainment in 1.1 million indi…

Gene discovery and polygenic prediction from a genome-wide association study of educational attainment in 1.1 million individuals https://t.co/BdfTn4O6nb

学力とSNPs100万人規模 https://t.co/6d1sLXuG3t

RT @eawilloughby: The diagram that I created for Lee et al. (2018) on genetic variants associated with education and cognitive ability. (Fu…

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RT @KajaPerina: Cognitive ability needs to be viewed as protagonist, rather than “evil stepsister,” in our behavioral origin stories. You h…

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RT @sapinker: New study by my former PhD student James Lee (+ 80 et al's) finds >1000 genetic variants which collectively predict a big chu…

What is Big Data? Coefficients to the power of coauthors. Hope you have a Spark cluster in your basement, minimum.

A joint analysis of educational attainment and related cognitive phenotypes generates polygenic scores that explain 11–13% of the variance in educational attainment and 7–10% of the variance in cognitive performance. https://t.co/QG3o1YxSsT

RT @sapinker: New study by my former PhD student James Lee (+ 80 et al's) finds >1000 genetic variants which collectively predict a big chu…

RT @sapinker: New study by my former PhD student James Lee (+ 80 et al's) finds >1000 genetic variants which collectively predict a big chu…

RT @sapinker: New study by my former PhD student James Lee (+ 80 et al's) finds >1000 genetic variants which collectively predict a big chu…

RT @sapinker: New study by my former PhD student James Lee (+ 80 et al's) finds >1000 genetic variants which collectively predict a big chu…

Also check out the full paper in @NatureGenet here: https://t.co/udmv5FVNA6 as well as a comprehensive and well done FAQ section here: https://t.co/l0Nyk8F8xU

RT @eawilloughby: The diagram that I created for Lee et al. (2018) on genetic variants associated with education and cognitive ability. (Fu…

RT @eawilloughby: The diagram that I created for Lee et al. (2018) on genetic variants associated with education and cognitive ability. (Fu…

RT @eawilloughby: The diagram that I created for Lee et al. (2018) on genetic variants associated with education and cognitive ability. (Fu…

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RT @SteveStuWill: Scientists identify 1,271 education-associated genetic variants https://t.co/oFrmS2shGS "We can explain education as wel…

RT @eawilloughby: The diagram that I created for Lee et al. (2018) on genetic variants associated with education and cognitive ability. (Fu…

RT @eawilloughby: The diagram that I created for Lee et al. (2018) on genetic variants associated with education and cognitive ability. (Fu…

RT @ewanbirney: Tweet thread on the excellent paper in nature genetics on GWAS of intelligence. First off, congratulations to the authors n…

RT @sapinker: New study by my former PhD student James Lee (+ 80 et al's) finds >1000 genetic variants which collectively predict a big chu…

RT @eawilloughby: The diagram that I created for Lee et al. (2018) on genetic variants associated with education and cognitive ability. (Fu…

RT @John_J_McGrath: Peter Visscher FRS talks about the genetic correlates of educational achievement. FULL LECTURE here https://t.co/qlmkf…

RT @sapinker: New study by my former PhD student James Lee (+ 80 et al's) finds >1000 genetic variants which collectively predict a big chu…

RT @eawilloughby: The diagram that I created for Lee et al. (2018) on genetic variants associated with education and cognitive ability. (Fu…

RT @sapinker: New study by my former PhD student James Lee (+ 80 et al's) finds >1000 genetic variants which collectively predict a big chu…

RT @eawilloughby: The diagram that I created for Lee et al. (2018) on genetic variants associated with education and cognitive ability. (Fu…

RT @eawilloughby: The diagram that I created for Lee et al. (2018) on genetic variants associated with education and cognitive ability. (Fu…

RT @sapinker: New study by my former PhD student James Lee (+ 80 et al's) finds >1000 genetic variants which collectively predict a big chu…

RT @sapinker: Scientific illustrator, writer, and grandstudent Emily Willoughby, one of many coauthors on Lee et al.'s GWAS study of educat…

RT @ewanbirney: Tweet thread on the excellent paper in nature genetics on GWAS of intelligence. First off, congratulations to the authors n…

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RT @ewanbirney: Tweet thread on the excellent paper in nature genetics on GWAS of intelligence. First off, congratulations to the authors n…

RT @sapinker: New study by my former PhD student James Lee (+ 80 et al's) finds >1000 genetic variants which collectively predict a big chu…

RT @wrathofgnon: Keep stacking the proofs. Progs still won't get. It is pedal to the metal straight towards the cliff. Equality doesn't exi…

@Steve_Sailer The Atlantic's take on the same study: "The team is essentially studying genes so they can more thoroughly ignore them." https://t.co/EJkSvt0dnz

RT @ewanbirney: Tweet thread on the excellent paper in nature genetics on GWAS of intelligence. First off, congratulations to the authors n…

RT @ewanbirney: Tweet thread on the excellent paper in nature genetics on GWAS of intelligence. First off, congratulations to the authors n…

RT @ewanbirney: Tweet thread on the excellent paper in nature genetics on GWAS of intelligence. First off, congratulations to the authors n…

RT @ewanbirney: Tweet thread on the excellent paper in nature genetics on GWAS of intelligence. First off, congratulations to the authors n…

RT @wrathofgnon: Keep stacking the proofs. Progs still won't get. It is pedal to the metal straight towards the cliff. Equality doesn't exi…

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RT @John_J_McGrath: Peter Visscher FRS talks about the genetic correlates of educational achievement. FULL LECTURE here https://t.co/qlmkf…

RT @eawilloughby: The diagram that I created for Lee et al. (2018) on genetic variants associated with education and cognitive ability. (Fu…

RT @John_J_McGrath: Peter Visscher FRS talks about the genetic correlates of educational achievement. FULL LECTURE here https://t.co/qlmkf…

RT @ewanbirney: Tweet thread on the excellent paper in nature genetics on GWAS of intelligence. First off, congratulations to the authors n…

RT @wrathofgnon: Keep stacking the proofs. Progs still won't get. It is pedal to the metal straight towards the cliff. Equality doesn't exi…

RT @ewanbirney: Tweet thread on the excellent paper in nature genetics on GWAS of intelligence. First off, congratulations to the authors n…

RT @ewanbirney: Tweet thread on the excellent paper in nature genetics on GWAS of intelligence. First off, congratulations to the authors n…

RT @ewanbirney: Tweet thread on the excellent paper in nature genetics on GWAS of intelligence. First off, congratulations to the authors n…

RT @ewanbirney: Tweet thread on the excellent paper in nature genetics on GWAS of intelligence. First off, congratulations to the authors n…

RT @sapinker: New study by my former PhD student James Lee (+ 80 et al's) finds >1000 genetic variants which collectively predict a big chu…