tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post773174351573204704..comments2024-03-14T09:50:44.315+00:00Comments on Psychological comments: Types of psychology lectureAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09320614837348759094noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-27016072980437440542015-09-27T02:29:14.597+01:002015-09-27T02:29:14.597+01:00The "whither __" -type of lecture remind...The "whither __" -type of lecture reminds me of this bit from Terry Pratchett:<br />"Younger wizards in particular went about saying that it was time that magic started to update its image and that they should all stop mucking about with bits of wax and bone and put the whole thing on a properly-organized basis, with research programmes and three-day conventions in good hotels where they could read papers with titles like ‘Whither Geomancy?’ and ‘The role of Seven League Boots in a caring society.’"EHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-43834756378953234642015-09-24T18:01:16.511+01:002015-09-24T18:01:16.511+01:00That makes sense to me, but I believe that genetic...That makes sense to me, but I believe that geneticists don't get that result, though they do look for it. I will have to consult them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09320614837348759094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-13964677765283202442015-09-24T15:16:57.293+01:002015-09-24T15:16:57.293+01:00I repeat my suggestion from some time ago: the gen...I repeat my suggestion from some time ago: the genetic search might turn up a truth that relates not so much to many genes of small effect, but to a correlation structure between genes. That is, that what may matter is that you have various combinations of genes, as if they worked in teams together, like a rugby pack or a rowing eight.<br /><br />Of course another possibility is that the key thing is to avoid having particular genes, or particular combinations of genes: as if they would work as a team holding you back - like the opposition in a tug-of-war.deariemenoreply@blogger.com