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We Repeat: Smart Women Have Better Sex

Emily Farris — Mon, 11 May 2009 19:06:00 GMT

We seem to recall a study like this popping up about a year ago, but we're happy to repeat it: intelligent women have better sex.

Apparently, women who have high levels of "emotional intelligence," or the ability to express their own feelings and read others', have more fulfilling sex lives.

[Researcher Tim Spector, of King's College London] quizzed more than 2,000 female twins, aged between 18 and 83, about their sex lives.

The women were asked to rate their ability to reach orgasm on a seven-point scale, ranging from 'never' to always'.

They also filled in a questionnaire designed to gauge their emotional intelligence and covering traits like self-expression, empathy and contentment.

Those most in touch with their feelings also had the most orgasms, the Journal of Sexual Medicine reports.

Lead author, psychologist Andrea Burri, also of King's College, said: 'Emotional intelligence seems to have a direct impact on women's sexual functioning by influencing her ability to communicate her sexual expectations and desires to her partner.'

Perhaps this is also because we know that it is not hellfire that makes us burn in between our legs?

[Daily Mail: Bad luck bimbos: Intelligent women have better sex, study reveals]

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Emily Farris — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:02:00 GMT

Because Paris Hilton absolutely needs more puppies. [People]

We've heard that women reach their fertile peak at 27 but maybe that's actually the case for men, too. A new study has shown that children of older fathers have lower IQ scores than those with younger fathers. In contrast, children born to older mothers scored higher on the same tests. This really is the year of the cougar! [Reuters]

Two cheepskate brothers have been exchanging the same birthday card for 36 years. At this point, why even waste money on postage? Just send an ecard, dudes. [Colorado Springs Gazette]

Did Barbara Walters out Whoopi Goldberg on The View last week? Was she already out? Did anyone even notice? Does anyone really care at this point? [VIDEO: AfterEllen]

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This Quack Says Intellectuals Are Dumb Daters

Brian Fairbanks — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:50:00 GMT

Dr. Alex Benzer, who, despite our headline and his photographic resemblance to Adnan Ghalib*, is a respected, Harvard-educated doctor and probably knows more about dating than most of us. After all, he's actually dated a few people... and some kook thought, in this increasingly anti-book culture, to put out a couple of books by him-- for profit! If that's not endorsement enough of his ideas and you'll seek dating advice from some other genius, we're pretty sure Dr. Phil is still on the air, weekdays...

Benzer claims his recent book The Tao of Dating was specifically written for the most brilliant minds of our time, i.e. anyone regularly visits sites like Nerve and the Huffington Post, where his post appeared. In an epic story there, Doc Benzer heads a series of paragraphs with his bite-sized advice tidbits:

1. Smart people spent more time on achievements than on relationships when growing up.

Well, you could also say, "Dumb jocks spent more time on athletic achievements than on relationships when growing up." Anyway, moving on...

2. Smart people feel that they're entitled to love because of their achievements.

See "jocks" above.

3. You don't feel like a fully-realized sexual being, and therefore don't act like one.

4. You're exceptionally talented at getting in the way of your own romantic success.

That seems like a stretch for the sake of reinforcing a weak argument...

5. By virtue (or vice) of being smart, you eliminate most of the planet's inhabitants as a dating prospect

The intellectuals we know are just as terrible at recognizing terrible mates in advance of involving themselves with those prospects as the, um, non-intellectuals we know...

Benzer says you have three choices:

A) Loosen up

B) Do a very thorough search all over the planet and be prepared to move to Duesseldorf OR

C) Join a monastery.

...before recommending choice A for surviving dating in these dumbed-down times. What do you think of his proposals, which you can read in complete here.

*Dudes, we gotta stop this chin-landing-strip thing. Now.

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Cameron Diaz Would Like To Date You... If You Meet Her Demands

Brian Fairbanks — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:48:00 GMT

Cameron Diaz, in this month's InStyle cover story, has said the perfect man (at least for her) will meet the following diva-like demands.

Actually, they're pretty reasonable...

"My list is all about balance. You can have smart but not funny. You can have funny but not very smart.
"You can have intellectual but not social. But I want it all!
"I love big brains, I love to eat, I love to be outdoors, I love to have conversations, I love to make love.
"I don't do anything half-assed and I want someone who can keep up with all that."

In other words: she's looking for a smart guy who isn't necessarily funny (or vice versa), intellectual and not annoying to your friends, eats a lot, goes out in the woods for a hike on occasion, is good in bed, can carry on a decent conversation after sex, and is 100% committed to life.

Right.

And what do they get in return?

“I know I have what a 25 year old has, but she doesn’t have what I have. My boobs and butt aren’t doing too bad either, know what I mean?”

Oh, we know, Miss Diaz, we know. Sure, you may be smokin' hot and have somewhat reasonable demands, but what's it like dating you?

“I’m a woman, of course I’m dating. I trust my judgment, if I’m not sure about him, I’m cautious”

“I thought I would be married and have three kids by the time I was 22. Am I going to have a baby? Who knows? I don’t. I’m not going to live my life looking just for that."

Before you get too excited, remember that Miss Diaz has a boyfriend already... so, in the end, this is all just a big tease...

Via IMDB and Daily Stab.

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God, We're Just Sayin'...

Emily Farris — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:43:00 GMT

A new study from the UK claims that intelligent people are less likely to believe in God.

Professor Richard Lynn, emeritus professor of psychology at Ulster University, who conducted the research, claims that religious belief declined across 137 developed nations in the 20th century — a time when humans were becoming more intelligent.

Lynn's ideas are, of course, being challenged, and referred to as "simplistic." While we have to agree that they're a little simplistic (at least as far as they're set forth in the news article, we've known plenty — okay a handful — of intelligent people who believed in God. But we have to admit that even those people challenged the very ideas of the God that were set before them, in say, The Bible.

Scanner Emily's conclusion: following anything blindly — especially The Bible — is not so intelligent. But let's give the folks that believe in something a little wiggle room, eh?

[Telegraph: Intelligent people 'less likely to believe in God']

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