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Attractiveness should be totally uncorrelated to intelligence - or, if anything, have a very slight positive correlation. Also, he didn't say anything about 99

by endtime 17y ago

Attractiveness should be totally uncorrelated to intelligence - or, if anything, have a very slight positive correlation. Also, he didn't say anything about 99th percentile. A girl who is even the 80th percentile for both looks and intelligence would be pretty desirable.

oliveoil 17y ago
> Attractiveness should be totally uncorrelated to intelligence Why would you think so? Isn't it the case that smarter guys make more money (or are otherwise more successful), allowing them to chose among more potential partners, some of them being physically attractive and selected for that reason? The offspring would be both smart (after the daddy) and pretty (after the mummy).
- quizbiz 17y ago
  Could the offspring not be dumb (after the mummy) and ugly (after the daddy)?
  - chrisbolt 17y ago
    Yes, but those offspring would (theoretically) be less likely to reproduce.
    - trafficlight 17y ago
      Taking into account my trips to Walmart, I don't think that's an accurate statement.
      - whughes 17y ago
        The rich wouldn't shop at Walmart.
        coderdude 17y ago
        Nonsense. The mega-rich likely do not, but people with $1-10 million still do. My boss's wife still does.
- endtime 17y ago
  Yeah, that (or something like it) is why I added the second half of that sentence.
gaius 17y ago
Attractiveness should be totally uncorrelated to intelligence I'm not sure that's true - attractiveness is in a large part about facial symmetry, which is a proxy for "good" DNA.
- xiaoma 17y ago
  Good infant health care, nutrition and a healthy childhood environment would also contribute to both looks and intellect.
maw 17y ago
Not uncorrelated. Consider the many guys who are into girls that wear glasses. It's not because the glasses make them look better per se, but because the stereotype (which has some truth embedded in it, but probably not all that much) correlates wearing glasses with being smart.

by endtime 17y ago

oliveoil 17y ago

> Attractiveness should be totally uncorrelated to intelligence Why would you think so? Isn't it the case that smarter guys make more money (or are otherwise more successful), allowing them to chose among more potential partners, some of them being physically attractive and selected for that reason? The offspring would be both smart (after the daddy) and pretty (after the mummy).

quizbiz 17y ago
Could the offspring not be dumb (after the mummy) and ugly (after the daddy)?
- chrisbolt 17y ago
  Yes, but those offspring would (theoretically) be less likely to reproduce.
  - trafficlight 17y ago
    Taking into account my trips to Walmart, I don't think that's an accurate statement.
    - whughes 17y ago
      The rich wouldn't shop at Walmart.
      - coderdude 17y ago
        Nonsense. The mega-rich likely do not, but people with $1-10 million still do. My boss's wife still does.
endtime 17y ago
Yeah, that (or something like it) is why I added the second half of that sentence.

gaius 17y ago

Attractiveness should be totally uncorrelated to intelligence I'm not sure that's true - attractiveness is in a large part about facial symmetry, which is a proxy for "good" DNA.

xiaoma 17y ago
Good infant health care, nutrition and a healthy childhood environment would also contribute to both looks and intellect.

maw 17y ago

Not uncorrelated. Consider the many guys who are into girls that wear glasses. It's not because the glasses make them look better per se, but because the stereotype (which has some truth embedded in it, but probably not all that much) correlates wearing glasses with being smart.