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September 08, 2004
Children and IQ
The Register ran an article today about an article in the Sun summarizing alleged Kinsey Institute research that says having children lowers your IQ.
The Kinsey Institute calls the scoop "a hoax... we have no reason to believe that IQ changes after childbirth." But you hardly need a research grant to double check the conclusion.
If you don't have kids, you can approximate lab conditions. Get some obnoxious people to live with you, invite them to interrupt you constantly and especially when you're trying to think, then follow you around to soil the place every time you clean up. Make sure you reproduce said conditions 24x7 for several years between IQ tests. For best results, ensure the conditions persist during the IQ test.
Posted by Mark at September 8, 2004 09:18 PM