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Bigger Brains Make Smarter People Study Says
udderly writes "People with bigger brains are smarter according
to a Virginia Commonwealth University industrial and organizational
psychologist, Michael A. McDaniel, Ph.D.
McDaniel, who is a professor in management at
VCU's School of Business. He reviewed 26 previous studies comparing brain size
and intelligence and found that brain volume has a strong correlation to
intelligence. According to McDaniel, 'for all age and sex groups, it
is now very clear that brain volume and intelligence are related.' So, how
big of a hat do you wear?"
They forgot to subtract the inclosed volumn of air!
Mister Spock noted that the Talosians were smarter because they had bigger brains during "The Cage".
WAYSA?
AFTER Kerry's lost the election.
The average Asian elephant has a brain mass of 7.8kg.
I for one welcome our supremely intelligent, prehensile nosed overlords.
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Having a large brain, but a small skull, carries certain disadvantages, however.
You hear about the acid head who quit going to his shrink?
He was afraid to have his head shrunk and his mind expanded at the same time.
KFG
I'm intelligent, and my friends always say I'm big-headed
I am trolling
> Einstein's brain fell in the range of normal for all measurements, except for the portion known as the inferior parietal lobes
His inferior lobes were superior?
Sheesh, evil *and* a jerk. -- Jade
Zaphod Beeblebrox is way ahead of you. So I guess that proves you right.
Did anyone else read the headline as: "Bigger brains make smarter people study, says ______"?
In the scene where they use their rings to have a duel, "I see yours is as big as mine."
I have always worried about the size of my brain. When I have thoughts, even though she says that the thought is good, I know that what she really wants is an extra inch!
3 months ago I found The Extender. I just put it on whilst I'm driving the car and when I'm sleeping. It stays hidden under my clothes and it is really surprisingly comfortable and soft.
I could tell that my brain was getting larger and heavier, but I thought that when I took it back off I would shrink back to original size. I was really surprised!
I have been 115 IQ since adolescence When I took off The Extender I was measuring 145 IQ. After not wearing the extender for a week, I am still 145 IQ!
The enlargement is permanent!
I could not believe the results of this device. I am back to wearing it again and I'm still getting larger! My girlfriend says it is the best product I've ever bought, and she ALWAYS reminds me to put it on if I forget!
Take a peek... We know it works. There's a total guarantee with it, too. If you are not completely satisfied with your size gain and comfort you get your money back. Every penny. No-one sends them back!
The Extender correct the curve of the brain too, straightening out sharp bends as new cells grow!
How long until we have H3B4L CR4N1UM 3NL4RG3M3NT spam?
However, it would actually might be useful. If you buy it, you are dumb and when you stop buying it, your intelligence has obviously increased.
i had a philosophy professor who, in an effort to illustrate some point or other, announced to the lecture hall that the grading system was being revised such that, rather than being based 35% on exams, 35% on papers, 20% on regular assignments, and 10% on attendance, it would now be graded 100% on phrenology. he and the TAs had discussed this at length, he explained, and while none of them actually believed the "science" was valid for predictive or investigative uses, they thought it was "kinda fun". while their decision was final, reaction from the class was solicited.
my response? i was thrilled. i told him that most of my professors seemed to be grading based on random elements unrelated to class performance, and i was excited to have one actually admit it.
i speak for myself and those who like what i say.
as a service to the reader, i'll help you decide for yourself if the author is biased
Jules: Do you know what they call a Quarter Pounder with cheese in France?
Brett: No.
Jules: Tell him, Vincent.
Vincent: Royale with cheese.
Jules: Royale with cheese. Do you know why they call it a Royale with cheese?
Brett: Because of the metric system?
Jules: Check out the big brain on Brett. You're one smart motherfucker. That's right - the metric system!
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
Everybody wants prosthetic
Foreheads on their real heads
Everybody wants prosthetic
Foreheads on their real heads
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