The Genetics of Success

Overview of attention for article published in Psychological Science, June 2016

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Have you looked into studies of genetics of educational...

User kneb, in the PhilosophyMemes subreddit, 03 Mar 2026

Have you looked into studies of genetics of educational attainment that compare siblings so the environmental, SES effects are…

This reads very chatgpt. Some parts straight up don't make...

User OSRS-ruined-my-life, in the AskMenAdvice subreddit, 17 Nov 2025

This reads very chatgpt. Some parts straight up don't make sense. First one specifically, but some more in the same vein…

There's also...

User dontsaymango, in the The 10th Dentist subreddit, 14 Mar 2025

There's also [this](https://www.ipr.northwestern.edu/documents/working-papers/2013/IPR-WP-13-09.pdf) study which included a meta…

The Genetics of Success: How Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms Associated With Educational Attainment Relate to Life-Course Development [children’s polygenic scores predicted their adult outcomes even when analyses accounted for their social-class origins]

User i_have_thick_loads, in the Science based article submission and discussion sub subreddit, 21 Jan 2023

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