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2The idea that some groups of people may be more intelligent than others is one of those hypotheses that dare not speak its name. But Gregory Cochran is prepared to say it anyway. He is that rarebird, a scientist who works independently of any institution. He helped popularize the idea that some diseases whichpreviously not thought to have a bacterial cause were actually infections, which aroused much controversy when it was first suggested.Even he, however, might tremble at the thought of what he is about to do. Together with another two scientists, he is publishing a paper which not only suggests that one group of humanity is more intelligent than the others, but explains the process that has brought this about. The group inquestion are a particular people originated from central Europe. The process is natural selection.This group generally do well in IQ test, scoring 12-15 points above the value of 100, and have contributed disproportionately to the intellectual and cultural life of the West, as the careersof their elites, including several world-renowned scientists,affirm . They also suffer more often than most people from a number of nasty genetic diseases, such as breast cancer. These facts,however , have previously been thought unrelated. The former has been put downto social effects, such as a strong tradition of valuing education. The latter was seen as a (an) consequence of genetic isolation. Dr. Cochran suggests that the intelligence and diseases are linked intimately . His argument is that the unusual history of these people has subjected them to unique evolutionary pressures that have resulted in this paradoxical state of affairs.3While still catching-up to men in some spheres of modern life, women appear to be way ahead in at least one undesirable category. “Women are particularly susceptible to developing depression and anxiety disorders in response to stress compared to men,” according to Dr. Yehuda, chief psychiatrist at New York’s Veteran’s Admini