Geniuses want to get laid too!

Trytostaydead · Post by **Trytostaydead** » 2003-07-09 08:21pm

LONDON (Reuters) - Geniuses and criminals may not seem to have much in common but they both do their best work in their 30s -- and mainly to impress the opposite sex.

When Satoshi Kanazawa, of the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, studied biographies of prominent, mostly male scientists he discovered that they made their key discovery before their mid 30s, around the same age that criminal behavior peaks.

He believes the male competitive urge to attract females is a driving force for the scientific and criminal achievements, according to New Scientist magazine.

"They do whatever they do in order to get laid," said Kanazawa.

He added that the competitive drive decreases with age and as men's priority shifts from competing for women to taking care of their offspring.

"Kanazawa also found that marriage dampens the drive in both arenas," the magazine added.

The moral of the story? If you think you're a genius, don't marry until you're 40 and screw while you can still show off those sexy neuronal synapses!

SyntaxVorlon · Post by **SyntaxVorlon** » 2003-07-09 08:30pm

Boys just wanna have fun, if we have to study the relationship between integrals, logs, and electron spin to do so, we will.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-07-09 09:17pm

The quoted article reads far too much into the facts. Everyones' abilities peak in their 30s, not because of some psychological syndrome, but because that's when you have the optimum combination of ability and experience. Even your body arguably peaks at the point; a man's musculature and bone density peaks in his thirties. Even many professional athletes peak in their 30s.

Remember Occam's Razor; there's no need to invoke psychobabble to explain people peaking in their 30s.

Wicked Pilot · Post by **Wicked Pilot** » 2003-07-09 09:26pm

Darth Wong wrote:Remember Occam's Razor; there's no need to invoke psychobabble to explain people peaking in their 30s.

There's also no need to explain why men want to get laid while they still have a working penis.

Post by **Zaia** » 2003-07-09 11:47pm

That enlightening article wrote:He believes the male competitive urge to attract females is a driving force for the scientific and criminal achievements, according to New Scientist magazine.

"They do whatever they do in order to get laid," said Kanazawa.

Aww. Reminds me of that fairy tale. You know, the one of charming Prince Hinckley, who challenged the Evil King Reagan to a duel in order to win the heart of the fair Princess Jodie. Remember that classic?

Boys are so cute.

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2003-07-09 11:51pm

Aww. Reminds me of that fairy tale. You know, the one of charming Prince Hinckley, who challenged the Evil King Reagan to a duel in order to win the heart of the fair Princess Jodie. Remember that classic?

It wasn't Hinckley! It was Lee Harvey Oswald! LIES ALL LIES THE GOVERNMENT ONLY LIES!

Alex Moon · Post by **Alex Moon** » 2003-07-10 04:05am

Zaia wrote:
That enlightening article wrote:He believes the male competitive urge to attract females is a driving force for the scientific and criminal achievements, according to New Scientist magazine.

"They do whatever they do in order to get laid," said Kanazawa.

Aww. Reminds me of that fairy tale. You know, the one of charming Prince Hinckley, who challenged the Evil King Reagan to a duel in order to win the heart of the fair Princess Jodie. Remember that classic?

Boys are so cute.

So you're saying you're impressed by guys who are willing to kill someone for you?

Post by **Gandalf** » 2003-07-10 04:44am

Alex Moon wrote:
Zaia wrote:
That enlightening article wrote:He believes the male competitive urge to attract females is a driving force for the scientific and criminal achievements, according to New Scientist magazine.

"They do whatever they do in order to get laid," said Kanazawa.

Aww. Reminds me of that fairy tale. You know, the one of charming Prince Hinckley, who challenged the Evil King Reagan to a duel in order to win the heart of the fair Princess Jodie. Remember that classic?

Boys are so cute.
So you're saying you're impressed by guys who are willing to kill someone for you?

I'll gladly kill someone to win Zaia's heart.

Post by **Zaia** » 2003-07-10 01:36pm

......................Ok, that's not exactly where I thought that comment would get me. Sarcasm is a beautiful thing, boys. *kisses both Alex and Gandalf on the cheek*

Peregrin Toker · Post by **Peregrin Toker** » 2003-07-10 02:47pm

Zaia wrote:......................Ok, that's not exactly where I thought that comment would get me. Sarcasm is a beautiful thing, boys. *kisses both Alex and Gandalf on the cheek*

Aww, SD.Net truly wouldn't be the same without you.

Post by **Zaia** » 2003-07-10 02:52pm

Simon H.Johansen wrote:Aww, SD.Net truly wouldn't be the same without you.

LOL--you say that because people say they're willing to kill for me? I'm not sure how I feel about that....

Post by **RogueIce** » 2003-07-10 02:56pm

Zaia wrote:
Simon H.Johansen wrote:Aww, SD.Net truly wouldn't be the same without you.
LOL--you say that because people say they're willing to kill for me? I'm not sure how I feel about that....

*kills Simon*

Does that make you feel any better? At least enough for dinner at seven?

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2003-07-10 03:00pm

Zaia wrote:
Simon H.Johansen wrote:Aww, SD.Net truly wouldn't be the same without you.
LOL--you say that because people say they're willing to kill for me? I'm not sure how I feel about that....

Think of it like little puppies...just remember to train them early and often.

Darth Garden Gnome · Post by **Darth Garden Gnome** » 2003-07-10 03:00pm

RogueIce wrote:*kills Simon*

Does that make you feel any better? At least enough for dinner at seven?

Oh! Oh! Can I come...along... *notices little red dot trained on forehead*

Er...*stares at it cross-eyed*...maybe this was bad timing...Catch ya later!!!

*flees*

Post by **RogueIce** » 2003-07-10 03:06pm

Darth Garden Gnome wrote:Oh! Oh! Can I come...along... *notices little red dot trained on forehead*

Er...*stares at it cross-eyed*...maybe this was bad timing...Catch ya later!!!

*flees*

*holsters laser-sight-equipped pistol*

*ahem*

We may have to make this sooner than I thought. Getting crowded around here.

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2003-07-10 03:11pm

So the entire point of the article is that guys want to get laid.

I am shocked and amazed.

Peregrin Toker · Post by **Peregrin Toker** » 2003-07-10 04:19pm

HemlockGrey wrote:So the entire point of the article is that guys want to get laid.

I am shocked and amazed.

You forgot to add the roll-eye smiley.

Darth Yoshi · Post by **Darth Yoshi** » 2003-07-10 04:34pm

Of course guys want to get laid. If guys don't get laid, where will the babies come from?

RogueIce wrote:*kills Simon*

Does that make you feel any better? At least enough for dinner at seven?

You can't just go around killing people, even if it's for Zaia. Honestly. Conveniently stowing them in a closet somewhere, bound and gagged, is perfectly fine though. *knocks RogueIce out and stuffs him in a closet*

EDIT: Cool. I've been sigged. Thanks, Simon.

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2003-07-10 06:29pm

HemlockGrey wrote:So the entire point of the article is that guys want to get laid.

I am shocked and amazed.

I wonder how much money it took to figure that out.

Enigma · Post by **Enigma** » 2003-07-10 07:01pm

Zaia wrote:
Simon H.Johansen wrote:Aww, SD.Net truly wouldn't be the same without you.
LOL--you say that because people say they're willing to kill for me? I'm not sure how I feel about that....

What if I commit mass murder? Wipe out a small town and work my way up?

Post by **RogueIce** » 2003-07-10 10:45pm

Darth Yoshi wrote:You can't just go around killing people, even if it's for Zaia. Honestly.

Nobody ever told me that...

Darth Yoshi wrote:Conveniently stowing them in a closet somewhere, bound and gagged, is perfectly fine though. *knocks RogueIce out and stuffs him in a closet*

*escapes and goes hunting for DY*

This is for you, Zaia! And for the pure pleasure it will bring me.

Darth Yoshi · Post by **Darth Yoshi** » 2003-07-11 03:22pm

RogueIce wrote:Nobody ever told me that...

Well, you shouldn't. That defeats the entire point of getting laid, if by doing so you reduce the human population.

*escapes and goes hunting for DY*

This is for you, Zaia! And for the pure pleasure it will bring me.

Or so you believe, when in reality that is merely my hallucenogenic sleeping gas at work.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2003-07-11 04:58pm

Darth Yoshi wrote:
RogueIce wrote:Nobody ever told me that...
Well, you shouldn't. That defeats the entire point of getting laid, if by doing so you reduce the human population.

No, it actually works better. After all, you have to make up the difference after all.

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2003-07-12 06:18am

I am beginning to understand how they are going to take over the world....