And the ELEPHANT in the room is – now that humans have the ability to sequence entire genomes (e.g. 23 and me), why are researchers still interested in using race to group people by attributes such as intelligence? Can’t these supposedly high IQ researchers find some type of fundamental genetic marker(s) that identifies intelligence and group people by that? Can’t they go deeper and find a way to identify intelligence that transcends race? Perhaps when race is removed from the equation, they will finally unlock more fundamental patterns of intelligence in populations. After all, is there any research that correlates the genes for melanin in ones skin with the genes required for intelligence (Anecdotally, imagine a dark skin person with an einstein or greater level intelligence. Does something about the human genome disallow this on a large scale?)? In my opinion, the difference in intelligence between any two people is miniscule compared to that between a human and a hypothetical intelligent alien for example. It’s almost a waste of time to worry about.<br><br>Finally, race needs to be eliminated from the human vocabulary. Instead, everyone should carry their genome with them on their cell phone. The phone could have an AI built in it that alerts us when we encounter someone with similar ACTG patterns in their DNA. Perhaps then our social patterns will also transcend race.