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==IQ and sexual success== | ==IQ and sexual success== | ||
Highly intelligent people, especially 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, especially at universities generally have less sex. A German study suggested academics are around twice as often incels as other groups or more (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 and professional specialization favors generally slow [[life history]] speed. | 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 and professional specialization favors generally slow [[life history]] speed. | ||
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. | ||