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Smarter Teens Have Less Sex

Tech.Luver writes "Gene Expression reports, "Tyler Cowen quotes from a new study testing the relationship between grades and delayed sexual activity. Last December I passed a paper along to Razib showing that high-school age adolescents with higher IQs and extremely low IQs were less likely to have had first intercourse than those with average to below average intelligence. (i.e. for males with IQs under 70, 63.3% were still virgins, for those with IQs between 70-90 only 50.2% were virgin, 58.6% were virgins with IQs between 90-110, and 70.3% with IQs over 110 were virgins) In fact, a more detailed study from 2000 is devoted strictly to this topic, and finds the same thing: Smart Teens Don't Have Sex (or Kiss Much Either). ""

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  1. ohh by SuperDre · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, then I must have been ultrasmart... :(

    1. Re:ohh by Mr.+Underbridge · · Score: 5, Funny

      From the article: "...adolescents with higher IQs and extremely low IQs were less likely to have had first intercourse..."

      Well, then I must have been ultrasmart... :(

      Or extremely stupid. ;)

    2. Re:ohh by cayenne8 · · Score: 4, Funny
      "Or extremely stupid. ;)"

      Or ugly...don't forget looks count too.

      Although, money makes up for a lot of ugly....

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  2. Not me by My+name+is+Bucket · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've got a girlfriend in Brazil. She's a model and I can go down and have sex with her whenever I want.

  3. Bad news for slashdotters by 140Mandak262Jamuna · · Score: 5, Funny

    Since slashdotters have typically IQ in the range of 160 to 220, the will remain virgins till age 72 or so by my extrapolation.

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    1. Re:Bad news for slashdotters by BitterOak · · Score: 5, Funny

      Since slashdotters have typically IQ in the range of 160 to 220, the will remain virgins till age 72 or so by my extrapolation.

      So you're saying that based on the average Slashdot post, you would assign an IQ of 160 to 220 to the general Slashdot population. I assume you're joking. (People with Mod points, however, are actually extremely intelligent and discerning.)

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    2. Re:Bad news for slashdotters by everphilski · · Score: 5, Funny

      People with Mod points, however, are actually extremely intelligent and discerning.

      So you are saying they don't get laid? :)

  4. Converse not true by Trivial_Zeros · · Score: 5, Funny

    I know this is Slashdot, so the majority of users have not had sex. But if you think this article is implying that means you're smart.. you have just committed a common logical fallacy. Sorry to burst your bubble.

  5. But... by mwvdlee · · Score: 4, Funny

    Isn't the definition of a "smart teen", one that DOES have sex? You gotta admit; the teens that have sex must be doing something smart.

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  6. That explains... by grub · · Score: 5, Funny


    That explains the mouth-breathing 14 year olds pushing their babies in strollers and carrying another in their belly I see lumbering around downtown Winnipeg at lunch. They should coat welfare cheques with birth control hormones.

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    1. Re:That explains... by Opportunist · · Score: 5, Funny

      Damn right, if they could breath through their nose, they could easily avoid getting pregnant.

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  7. Somethings wrong.. by GreggBz · · Score: 5, Funny

    I should be a super genius.

  8. A usefull vote for a change by TheSunborn · · Score: 4, Funny

    This would actuelly make a really cool Slashdot vote.
    How old were you, the first time you had sex:
    Below 15
    15
    16
    17
    18
    19+
    What is sex??

    1. Re:A usefull vote for a change by khendron · · Score: 5, Funny

      That should be:

      Below 15
      15
      16
      17
      18
      19+
      I'm saving myself for CowboyNeal (you insensitive clod!)

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    2. Re:A usefull vote for a change by Alpha830RulZ · · Score: 5, Funny

      You need to add the qualification: "... with another person."

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    3. Re:A usefull vote for a change by Control+Group · · Score: 4, Funny

      This is slashdot we're talking about.

      The poll needs to start at 19, and go to at least 25.

      And no, I'm not only saying this because I was a virgin until 23.

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    4. Re:A usefull vote for a change by StarfishOne · · Score: 5, Funny

      "... with another living person."

      There, just to be sure. There are a lot of strange people surfin' round on the intarweb ;p

  9. quotes of quotes of quotes by UbuntuDupe · · Score: 5, Funny

    You gotta love how far-removed this quotation gets:

    Cmdr Taco posts that:
    Tech_Luver writes that:
    Gene Expression reports that:
    Tyler Cowen quotes from a:
    Razib paper showing that:
    A survey found that:

    ***

    I'm worried that if I tell someone that I read about this on slashdot, the universe might implode.

  10. Girls steer clear of us... by vigmeister · · Score: 4, Funny

    becasue we wear tinfoil condoms.

    Cheers!

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  11. Re:The question by Opportunist · · Score: 5, Funny

    I doubt it's less chance for sex. More that there's a lot else to do that's more fun. Like, writing a beautiful piece of code, surely beats wasting a night on hot sex.

    I'll go cry now.

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  12. Re:That's 'cause... by mwvdlee · · Score: 4, Funny

    Since I've started reading /., my sex life has never been better!

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  13. Re:Evolution in Action by Hatta · · Score: 5, Funny

    Seriously, even among Slashdot readers, I doubt many of you guys would marry someone smarter than you.

    Of course not, but mostly because it's really hard to find someone smarter than me.

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  14. Re:I must be a fucking genious!!! by Control+Group · · Score: 4, Funny

    Seriously, though, to be here on campus with 15,000 other young women and still a virgin

    Which just goes to show - regardless of what those Wild Co-eds On Spring Break Woo-Hoo! videos seem to show, it's just as hard to get some if you're a lesbian.

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  15. hmm by lifestyl3 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I can't believe a story that basically says, "nerds lack social skills", made it to the front page. :)

  16. Re:Queue Slashdot Reader Love Life Jokes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Even more important.. Why the foot is smashing Einstein's head?

  17. Re:Queue Slashdot Reader Love Life Jokes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    yeah, great idea, have it with as many people as possible. it sounds like STD Pokemon. "Gotta catch them all"

  18. Risk of HIV is REALLY low by tjstork · · Score: 4, Funny

    Even if you have sex with an infected person, completely unprotected, your risk of catching HIV is something like 0.1%. So yeah, you roll the dice, but, most of the time, you'd actually be fine.

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  19. Re:Queue Slashdot Reader Love Life Jokes by TheRaven64 · · Score: 4, Funny

    If by "first woman" you mean, the first woman to captivate me with her beauty, grace, and intelligence, then I suppose you could say that. With an comment like that, I can only believe one thing.

    She must read Slashdot and know your alias.

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  20. Re:Queue Slashdot Reader Love Life Jokes by Asphalt · · Score: 5, Funny
    It's not like being a 30 year old virgin makes you super smart or anything

    Thanks for debunking the rationale that gets me though the day.

    Can't you people let me have anything ...

  21. Re:Queue Slashdot Reader Love Life Jokes by sootman · · Score: 4, Funny

    That is the only time in your life where you'll be able to (in some cases legally) to screw teen girls while everything is tight and where it is supposed to be. Gravity takes a toll on the old human body as you get older.

    That's why they let you buy alcohol once you're 21. :-)

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  22. Re:Only proves which kids will *say* they've had s by merreborn · · Score: 5, Funny

    Simpler then that...
    Teenagers with low IQ normally are not left alone to do what they will. Because parents don't trust them to do the smart thing because they arn't, combined with the fact they get usually get extra adult help means less exposure with other kids, and the oposit sex feels guilty about sexual activity with that group, so combined that will make a lower rate.

    High IQ teens stop and think and realize that risks of Sex as a teenager (STD, Pregnacny) will get in away with their life plans being with higher IQ society expects more from them with their life plans so they stay away from such risks. Basicly I am not going to let a Baby get in my way to become a doctor. After I get my degree and a steady job then I may focus on having a family, Logical reasoning by people with higher IQ.

    Teens in the middle are not pressured to become a Doctor or whatever so they have less ambitions for life and figure it may be worth the risk. Combined with the fact they may not think things fully out and let biological pressures take over what people say they should do.


    Given the poor spelling, random capitalization, and generally dreadful grammar, I can draw only one conclusion: You must have gotten tons of action in high school.
  23. Free condoms aren't meant for birth control. by SanityInAnarchy · · Score: 4, Funny

    Free condoms are partly birth control (better than nothing), partly awkward situations (watch for cute girls taking some), and mostly for practical jokes.

    On our campus, there were two very large mixing bowls on a table, and two cute girls sitting behind said table handing them out.

    One way: Grab as many as you can and run. Or just calmly take a whole bowl, muttering about how it won't even last you a week...

    Another: Slowly count them out loud as you take them. "Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday morning, Wednesday lunch, Wednesday evening, three for all night Wednesday... Thursday, Friday, Saturday..."

    Or count them another way: "Jenny, Katie, Sarah -- whoops, better take three for Sarah... Becky, Erin, Samantha..."

    Or hang a calendar on your wall and tape them to it, for when people visit. Or make a condom collage! Endless possibilities!

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  24. Re:Missing Variable by Iron+Condor · · Score: 4, Funny

    Actually, at Caltech the ratio is about 70:30

    And it's about 50:50 by weight...

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