NEWSFLASH: Scientists make shocking discovery that staying mentally and physically active throughout life significantly lengthens it. that plus Water: how wet is it? at 11.<p>now sarcasm aside, the genes that "make people smart" might more accurately refer to genes that create a predisposition towards activities that contribute to the human metric of "smart". A gene that makes you more likely to enjoy reading isn't the same as a "smart gene".
> "The researchers also noticed that <i>few</i> of those with the "bad" version lived beyond 85 while those with the "good" form were <i>likely</i> to live to 100. "<p>Without specific numbers, these claims are meaningless. Just how "few" people with the bad version died before 85? And how "likely" are people with the good form to live to 100?<p>This would be more credible if they linked to the actual research paper or study.<p>Edit: The title here is also somewhat misleading. The article didn't mention that hackers have a higher level of this gene than average
The article's title is actually "Brainy people outlive others".<p>Well, of course they do, because they are less like to do stupid things that will get them killed.
I'm dubious. Intelligence is not determined by one gene, but by the interplay of many, and there's nothing in this research to suggest that the other myriad intelligence-related genes have any biologically-based effect on the aging of the brain.