I came across a reference to a major heritability study that apparently had the data to analyze cognitive traits but chose not to. That seems really strange to me. If you have the data and the methodology why would you deliberately exclude one of the most scientifically significant trait categories? Is this about politics, methodology, or something else entirely?
Honestly it is just politics and it is frustrating​
. These studies have the data and the tools to estimate cognitive heritability just as easily as height or disease risk. When researchers exclude it while analyzing everything else, it is almost always a preemptive move to avoid institutional backlash. High heritability of intelligence is one of the most replicated results in behavioral genetics. Choosing not to publish it anyway is not a methodology decision, it is a political one, and it leaves a deliberate gap in the scientific record…
This genuinely bothers me. The data exists, the methods are valid, and everyone in the field already knows what the results would show. Choosing not to publish because the truth is inconvenient is not science, it is cowardice dressed up as caution.