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 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 year, and I posted a note on July 24th, 2000 about it.
>There's a significant relationship between myopia
>(nearsightedness) and variables such as IQ, educational
>attainment, and amount of time spent reading. The smarter you
>are, or the greater your education, or the more time you spend
>studying, the more myopic you are. And vice versa. Me, I'm so
>nearsighted I can only see behind me.
>
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