Monday, February 14, 2011

Smart Men: More Fertile but Have Less Sex. FAIL























I cant help but think of the irony. If these studies are true, than the most intelligent men are the most fertile but have the least amount of sex. (See the November 21, 2010 post for more details.) Back in 1985, the Center for Disease Control did a study on the experiences of Vietnam War vets. Four hundred and twenty five vets, aged 31 to 44, gave sperm samples and took five intelligence tests. Turns out that the smarter men had more and better quality sperm regardless of their weight, age, drinking or smoking habits.

Some scientists say that smarter men take better care of themselves and thus have healthier tadpoles. The research didn't support that idea. They did find that the more intelligent a person is, they healthier they tend to be. It seems to be a natural biological aspect in certain people's genes. One gene can control many characteristics of a person, so high IQ may be a sign of general good health.

Let's see if I can figure this out.

The January 17, 2011 post says:
smart = attractive

This study claims:
smart = more sperm

Logically, attractive = more sperm.

Yet the June 26 2010 article says attractive men don't ejaculate as much sperm. It does say that they "hold back" sperm for when they likely sleep with another woman. (Kind of like "Don't save all of your swimmers for one uterus.") I wonder of there is a way to determine how much sperm is being produced versus how much is being ejaculated. So are the smaller numbers of better quality sperm of good looking men able to compete with the larger number of poor quality sperm of less attractive men?

There is also the implication that smart men have less sex than average men. Remember the post from November 21.
smart = less sex
smart = attractive
attractive = less sex?

Then again, keep in mind that the men found to be intelligent and virgins were still in college at the time. They may be more attractive after they graduate and become successful. Successful men make more money and wealthy men give women more orgasms, as mentioned in the July 27 2010 post "Women Have Better Sex With Rich Men, aka I'm Going to Catch Hell for this Post." Maybe the "attractiveness" of intelligent men isnt a physical attractiveness but a more obscure kind.

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