Re: Intelligence on the X chromosome

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John Varela wrote:
>
> In <4v90rd$33ck@argo.unm.edu>, mycol1@unm.edu (Bryant) writes:
> >In article <4v8klv$lnn@news1.mnsinc.com>, John Varela <jav@os2bbs.com> wrote:
>
> >>I don't think it's bimodal. Rather, men have a larger standard deviation of
> >>intelligence. I recall this being taught in introductory psychology 40 years
> >>ago.
> >
> >Fair enough. I read "split-pattern distribution" more literally than was
> >intended by the author, apparently. Thanks. Congratulations on your
> >excellent long term memory, by the way! :)
>
> Well, the professor made the memorable point that most geniuses are men (as any
> man will be quick to point out) and so are most village idiots (as any woman
> will be quick to point out).

Thanks for the correction -- i am the culprit who introduced the
confusion through being sloppy when i wrote that. No excuse.

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