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Highly intelligent people at universities generally have less sex. A German study suggested academics are twice as often incels as other groups (see [[Demographics#Germany|demographics]]). A survey about students from MIT suggested incel rates vary considerably between different fields of study, being the highest for biology and the hard sciences, and lowest in humanities and art.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20050527112706/http://counterpoint.mit.edu/archives/Counterpoint_V21_I3_2001_Nov.pdf</ref> | Highly intelligent people at universities generally have less sex. A German study suggested academics are twice as often incels as other groups (see [[Demographics#Germany|demographics]]). A survey about students from MIT suggested incel rates vary considerably between different fields of study, being the highest for biology and the hard sciences, and lowest in humanities and art.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20050527112706/http://counterpoint.mit.edu/archives/Counterpoint_V21_I3_2001_Nov.pdf</ref> | ||
It is not clear whether this is due to high IQ behavior being unattractive or due to the prevalence of [[feminism]] and the fact that educated [[foid|foids]] are reluctant to date less educated men unless their earn substantially more (see [[hypergamy]]). Harder fields of study may have higher incel rates as they are more time consuming. | It is not clear whether this is due to high IQ behavior being unattractive or due to the prevalence of [[feminism]] and the fact that educated [[foid|foids]] are reluctant to date less educated men unless their earn substantially more (see [[hypergamy]]). Harder fields of study may have higher incel rates as they are more time consuming. | ||
One study suggested there is a sweet spot for attractiveness at an IQ of 120 and with declining attractiveness above, which agrees with previously postulated hypothesis that too much of a desirable trait is detrimental. However, it is not clear whether this reflects actual mating choices.<ref>https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321640585</ref> The sweet spot being way above the mean demonstrates that intelligence is still under positive sexual selection. | One study suggested there is a sweet spot for attractiveness at an IQ of 120 and with declining attractiveness above, which agrees with previously postulated hypothesis that too much of a desirable trait is detrimental. However, it is not clear whether this reflects actual mating choices.<ref>https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321640585</ref> The sweet spot being way above the mean demonstrates that intelligence is still under positive sexual selection. | ||
There is, however, evidence for assortative mating in terms of intelligence (like attracting like). This had lead to speculation that this assortative mating will lead to lower social mobility among the less intelligent,<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191886913006399</ref> perhaps even leading to caste systems based on IQ forming.<ref>https://westhunt.wordpress.com/2012/01/13/class-caste-and-genes/</ref> However, some have said these claims have never been substantiated.{{citation needed}} | |||
==IQ and sexual success== | ==IQ and sexual success== | ||