Russian internets are extremely biased, but we've got a meme here, "British Scientists" (or "British Researchers"). They are the people responsible for all the greatest discoveries of mankind, such as:
* Stool Scale [1]
* Ideal Sandwich [2]
* Connection between football team results and
their uniform color [3]
* Toads predicting earthquakes [4]
I kinda feel that's another worthless statistical observation with no real scientific value.
I believe this was a flawed conclusion. Some people stay up late and wake up with the light, lowering the amount of time that they sleep, which in turn lowers their IQ.
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Russian internets are extremely biased, but we've got a meme here, "British Scientists" (or "British Researchers"). They are the people responsible for all the greatest discoveries of mankind, such as:
I kinda feel that's another worthless statistical observation with no real scientific value.[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Stool_Scale
[2] http://www.foreverblueskies.com/biggest-waste-of-time-ever/
[3] Sorry, can't remember that off the top of my head
[4] http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/tech9.html
The linked article is, at best, fluff. However, the linked article points to another article of slightly more depth: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/westview/smart-peop...
Since when has the IQ anything to do with intelligence?
Ever since that was the definition of the _I_ntelligence _Q_uotient.
I was more referring to the fact that the IQ test only measures your ability to pass the IQ test.
http://www.savagechickens.com/2008/12/iq-test.html
Whoosh. :-)
I am really loving these articles that justify my laziness on the premise of being smart
That must be why all those people are wandering around the TenderNob at 3AM on Tuesday nights! Them's smart!
I believe this was a flawed conclusion. Some people stay up late and wake up with the light, lowering the amount of time that they sleep, which in turn lowers their IQ.
Got a source for that?
I'm the source. It's a personal "study" of my own behavior and IQ.
My wife stays up to the same time, sleeps late, and has not shown the same decrease in IQ.
But, here are a few mentions of study results on lack of sleep causing lower IQ and light keeping people awake:
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/1999/03/20/sleep990320.html
http://www.livescience.com/health/teens-sleep-morning-light-...
And here are some alarm clocks that wake people up with light:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dap...