> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-lbo-talk at lists.panix.com
> [mailto:owner-lbo-talk at lists.panix.com]On Behalf Of Doug Henwood
> Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2000 5:25 PM
> To: lbo-talk at lists.panix.com
> Subject: RE: Cybersilliness
>
>
> Christopher Susi wrote:
>
> >Another kid
> >that is exceptionally smart goes on to harvard and becomes a doctor or
> >lawyer. These are specific traits that were bestowed on them by
> sheer luck
> >of the gene pool that provided them with a better chance of success.
>
> Wow, is there really a Harvard gene?This human genome mapping thing
> is much further advanced than I'd realized. Are there separate
> variants for each professional school? Is there a Yale gene too?
> Smith and Holyoke? Back in the 70s, we used to say "Smith to bed,
> Holyoke to wed." Was that genetically encoded too? Maybe there's an
> IvLg locus on the Y chromosome, and a SvnSis on the X. But that
> wouldn't work anymore, would it?
There has to be a Harvard gene. How else do you explain all the blue-blooded rich-kids whose parents went to Harvard and they go as well. I would bet you that, statistically, there is a higher proportion of children of ivy-league educated parents attending ivy leagues schools than you would find in the general populations. Furthermore it can probably even be broken down to the specific school (the legacy factor) though maybe not as strong of a correlation.
This would provide irrefutable proof (thats irrefutable I say!) of the long-sought after Harvard Gene.
This can be found also for individuals that attend Bowling Green State (the Green Gene), University of Michigan (Wolverine Gene) and second-rate state colleges (Guess Genes).