Spectacles and IQ

2001-08-23 Thread Stephen Black
On Wed, 22 Aug 2001, Michael Sylvester wrote: does the correlation still hold that students and profs that wear glasses tend to be above average in intelligence than those who don't? I am not sure about contact lenses? Surprisingly, yes. We discussed this back around the end of July last

Re: bumper sticker

2001-08-23 Thread Jim Guinee
From: Rick Adams [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Bumper sticker Michael Sylvester wrote: The following bumper sticker was seen on campus: The only vitamin for a christian is B1. Your point being? Rick To test how long it took for you to get it? I refuse to

Re: Prenatal Mozart effect marketing

2001-08-23 Thread Harry Avis
As I feel the fetid breath of incipient geezerhood on my neck, I take comfort in the realization that what goes around comes around. About twenty years ago, I ran across a advertisement for a pregaphone which allowed mom and dad to communicate directly with the fetus by means of a pair of

Re: Spectacles and IQ

2001-08-23 Thread Jeff Ricker
Here are some other articles I have just found on this topic. Some of them reproduce the ones that Stephen Black cited. Jeff --- Belkin, M. and M. Rosner. Intelligence, Education, and Myopia in Males, Archives of Opthamology (November 1987) 1508-11. Benbow, C.P. Physiological

RE: Spectacles and IQ

2001-08-23 Thread Pamela Joyce Shapiro
So, if I can't distinguish the faces of my dissertation committee members across the conference table, it's a good thing? Pam = Original Message From Stephen Black [EMAIL PROTECTED] = On Wed, 22 Aug 2001, Michael Sylvester wrote: does the correlation still hold that students and

why you shouldn't talk to the media (or maybe you should)

2001-08-23 Thread Bill Scott
quote: "A senior FBI official, speaking on condition of anonymity, would not say whether charges are likely against Simon Marketing. " --http://www.cnn.com/2001/LAW/08/21/monopoly.arrests/