Odds and Sods

[lyore]

Despite my mild aversion to things Trek (one day I will get over my reactions to the movies and watch the series, I swear), everyone should go read this: Analytics According to Captain Kirk, because it is analytical, awesome and amusing.

Although honesty and fandom partisanship forces me to admit it is not quite as cool as Star Wars and Gravitational Constants, which is probably my favourite combination of Star Wars and physics I have seen on the web, and embodies everything I love when fans and geeks combine.

Plus, it's a wonderful example of the great scientific principle whereby one goes to great lengths to prove something one already know, and then writes it up as a paper :)

And since I am linking (semi-) scholarly works, I should include the real deal: Intercourse and Intelligence, an article discussing the effects of intelligence on the likelihood of virginity, from adolescent to adulthood. Cites a number of studies, and presents some interesting theories, some of which I agree with, some of which I don't. Interesting stuff, anyway.

(And for some reason none of my drop-down posting menus are working - mood, icon, journal. Anyone else have this problem?)

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[abyssinia4077.livejournal.com]

And since I am linking (semi-) scholarly works, I should include the real deal: Intercourse and Intelligence, an article discussing the effects of intelligence on the likelihood of virginity, from adolescent to adulthood. Cites a number of studies, and presents some interesting theories, some of which I agree with, some of which I don't. Interesting stuff, anyway.

Huh. Interesting.
I admit I'm unsurprised at the differences pre-college, but I am surprised there is still such a difference in college. My college was pretty much all people on that very top end of the range and only science majors and while I think a large percentage of students entered as virgins (which the study would expect) there was certainly considerably fewer leaving as virgins...
And apparently about 83% of people with my major (at MIT?) are...maybe people are afraid of the chemicals we absorb in lab? :)

[lyore.livejournal.com]

Yes, while I expected a difference in adolescence, especially early adolescence, I was certainly surprised that the difference was still so marked after high school. Still, if people were lying one would expect them to go the other way... Interesting indeed.

Maths majors I can understand (*g*) but I'm not sure what is going on with you Biochem folks... :P

(I can safely chuck rocks since neither Engineers nor Physics majors were mentioned, which I also found slightly surprising.)

[abyssinia4077.livejournal.com]

Exactly. Pre-college difference doesn't surprise me. But in college, science geeks are surrounded by their own kind, and thus the stigma of being a scientist geek is lessened and I would expect the percentage to drop...

Hey, I'm strict chem! None of that bio stuff :)

I can safely chuck rocks since neither Engineers nor Physics majors were mentioned, which I also found slightly surprising.

that's just because none of them are getting any.... :)

[lyore.livejournal.com]

None of that bio stuff :)

Apparently it's the lack of real-life bio stuff which is the issue :)


that's just because none of them are getting any....

Ooh, 'dem's fightin' words! :P

[almostsophie.livejournal.com]

Thanks for those links!

This made me snort: And two new papers suggest that testosterone may depress IQ.

I gotta say it: I should have taken studio art. :P

[lyore.livejournal.com]

I should have taken studio art. :P

Apparently we all should have :)

[dizzy4411.livejournal.com]

Really interesting links. Thanks!

[lyore.livejournal.com]

Glad you liked them :)