This is a pretty interesting study.
http://www.livescience.com/health/090109-smarter-men.html
“Women tend to like smart men because they’re usually more successful and better providers. But here’s another reason: Their sperm is better, a new study says. The smarter the men were, the more sperm they produced and the better their wee ones swam — and it didn’t matter how old the men were or whether they smoked, drank or were obese.”
so if i date a smart guy the more of a chance i can get preagnant? WHERE ARE THE DUMB GUYS AT!?!?! lmao..jk.
interesting!! but now when i meet them really smart ones all i’m going to think about are their swimmers! haha
Awesome.
Smarter guys, good sperm or bad sperm. What really matters is that after sex they are still worth having around.
I wonder what the genetic correlation between intelligence and vigorous sperm is, if not general health
Sweet.
@LadyAsianInvasion – lol, yeah that would be logical, except if you get a dumb one that gets you pregnant, then you’re screwed in more ways then one. :)
@ijustneedhim – Well at least you’ll both be thinking about the same thing then. You know us guys, sex on the brain 24/7. Or so they say.
@purplepixiepoo – Yeah, there’ a bit of an ego boost that comes with a headline like that. I can tell you from personal experience this study is true. Although that makes me sound arrogant.
@trunthepaige – This is true, just because they’re smarter doesn’t mean they’re better. I’m curous myself about that link. But just to take a guess, from an evolutionary standpoint it makes sense. The smarter someone is the more capable they are of dealing with the world and surviving. So evolution would have seen this as a good thing and deemed smarter men more offspring worthy. General health is pretty general, there are a lot of dumb jocks out there that are healthy because that’s all they know, which doesn’t necessarily mean better equipt for survival. Human beings rule the earth not because we are the biggest and strongest, but because we are the most intelligent.
@TakingxOverxMe – Yes it is.
@roxics – Damnit! there is just no winning!!! ugh! fuck it..i’ll just stay on the pill, and make sure my bf smokes weed to kill his sperm count. wait…i don’t think weed does that at all…*sigh* pull out and pill..the two p’s. lol.
You are aware that I’m a girl, right? Uhm, my photo is my boyfriend.
@LadyAsianInvasion – Yes it does actually. It also kills his own brain cells, so… hmmm… LOL
so in theory this should mean the gene pool will be getting smarter… right?
im waiting to see evidence.
@LadyAsianInvasion – LOL. That was my first thought as well.
If this is true (and it must be, since I’m brilliant and have three children), why is it that the stupid people of the world are breeding like rats while the intelligent, educated people are having fewer and fewer children each generation?
That’s interesting. Now pretty much all I will think about when I’m around a smart guy is that lol. I will have to remember this when I need a sperm donor.
That means Einstein had a helluva lot more sperm than the average man.
Ewww.
That’s interesting. I didn’t know that. Where do you come up with these topics? Your entries are always brilliant and I love reading them. Haha.
@jewjewbeedragon – well no, cause if you watch the documentary “super high me”, this guy who smoked for 30 days tested his sperm before he smoked, than after. his count actually went up when he smoked for 30 days straight. lol.
@CrazyKey123 – lol
Too bad smart people also tend to have fewer babies. Having better sperm isn’t really an advantage when you’re breeding less than the moron down the block who has as many kids as IQ points.