From: mdhangton@gmail.com   
      
   >> I do not believe that Nobel Prize mojo is an inheritable trait,    
   >> and I would not equate it in any direct way to supreme intelligence.    
      
   >But it would be a likely indication of high intelligence, right?   
      
   Maybe.  If you study the history of Nobel Prize in physical science or   
   medicine, you'll find that some of these guys became famous for one   
   experiment, were administrators who were given credit for some subordinate's   
   discovery, there is even the fellow    
   who invented the prefrontal lobotomy, where the Nobel Committee wants to   
   rescind his prize posthumously, but can't legally do it.  Not all of these   
   guys were given the prize for one experiment like Einstein, and then continued   
   a career of deep thinking;    
   which is the stereotype.   
      
      
   Now, I know I'm going to get bashed for saying that, and people will type that   
   I have LITTLE experience again.  Which is really clever, but isn't a trait I'd   
   want to give to my children.   
      
   Let me say this, back in the day, my office was next door to a fellow who was   
   given a medal for developing rewriteable CDs.  He had a souvenir picture on   
   his wall standing between Clinton and Gore with a big, clunky medal hung   
   around his neck.   
   Now, I knew him, and he was an intelligent person.  One leg seemed a bit   
   shorter than the other from his walk, but I would never ask him about   
   something like that.  I talked to him about science problems sometimes, and   
   once I lent him one of those bound    
   conference proceedings I had around when he wanted to know how to make a   
   resistive contact on some semiconductor, and that made him happy.  I think I   
   recall that he stood at the urinal alongside mine once.   
   I audited a course he gave.  It was about solid state science, mostly he   
   talked about magnetism.  He was a nervous and faltering lecturer.  I never   
   knew him to be mean for the sake of meanness, or be high strung and difficult,   
   like some of these other    
   guys.  If I told him something about my research, I wouldn't worry that he'd   
   take the idea and write a grant proposal with it, like the woman down the hall   
   made herself famous in sci.techniques.eng for back then.   
   His son got an industrial job. I saw the son give a seminar; he seemed   
   capable, but I never heard of becoming another medalist.   
   I don't have anything against the guy, but I think I have normal intelligence,   
   and I'm willing to take my chances with my own semen.  As for you ladies, I   
   recommend you meet the donor first.   
      
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