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Women who forego children have higher IQ

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EclecticEsq10810
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Women who forego children have higher IQ

Now THIS is my kind of article! Lol Chat Icon Chat Icon

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2384787/Too-clever-mother-The-maternal-urge-decreases-QUARTER-15-extra-IQ-points.html

Posted 8/6/13 8:47 PM
 

KittyKatCopper
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Re: Women who forego children have higher IQ

I did get a full academic scholarship to college Chat Icon Chat Icon

Posted 8/8/13 1:15 PM
 

shadows
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Posted 8/8/13 7:06 PM
 

Mushesgirl
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Re: Women who forego children have higher IQ

I see a big problem with this...those with lower iq are the ones continuing our species! If the study is indeed valid that is

Posted 8/8/13 8:21 PM
 

EclecticEsq10810
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Re: Women who forego children have higher IQ

Anyone remember that song from the 90s called Flagpole Sitta- had a line, "woke up in a flash only to realize that stupid people are breeding.." Chat Icon Chat Icon

Here is another take on the article...the guy who conducted the study is getting a lot of flak for a prior study, but the statistics don't lie. I think smarter women generally do forego kids, or at the very least postpone motherhood because they (we) know kids are a serious investment of time, energy and money.

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/aug/07/smart-women-not-having-kids

Posted 8/8/13 9:20 PM
 
 

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