The Sex Lives of Smart Folk


	The Sex Lives of Smart Folk

nohobot

8-1-2007 1:20 PM

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mental floss, intelligence, sex, college, university, kissing, iq, virginity

nohobot says:

Be sure to read the rest of the article, particularly the part about which majors at which colleges and universities are likely to be virgins!

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• Each additional point of IQ increased the odds of virginity by 2.7% for males and 1.7% for females.
• It’s not just home runs they’re talking about, either: a higher IQ decreased the likelihood of romantic contact in any sense, from holding hands to kissing, across the board.
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