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Marriage May Tame Genius

Posted by michael on from the ball-and-chain dept.

theodp writes "Here's one to share with the wife and kids. Using a database of the biographies of 280 great scientists, a psychologist at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand has concluded that creative genius is turned off almost like a tap if a man gets married and has children, regardless of age."

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  1. Nonsense! by exp(pi*sqrt(163)) · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    the competitive edge among young men to fight for glory and gain the attention of women
    Nothing to do with that. Just try to do something creative while you have a wife working full time to sap your creative energies and redirecting them to massage her ego. "Am I really everything you want in the world?", "Don't you think about me all day long?", "Is your work more important than our marriage?", "Stop doing that and help me clean the house!". No doubt it's all familiar to many /.ers.
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  2. Re:Just to make /.ers feel good by ae0nflx · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    /.er's have a position with the opposite sex?!?!? That's an article in itself! Jez...This hasn't happened since Kernel v2.5 came out...

  3. Re:oh by Deanasc · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    There's a rash of somethin going round the Beltway.

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  4. Only true for Kiwi men by allrong · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    It's unsurprising that a New Zealand researcher would come to this conclusion, because when they marry, they have to start thinking like sheep in order to communicate with their wives.

    (Sorry! I like New Zealand. Really!)

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