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Music That Makes You Stupid

beatcrave.com — CalTech grad student named Virgil Griffith has conducted a study relating music preferences with SAT scores.

Who dugg this? Made popular Mar 4, 2009

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  • Nameloc, on 03/04/2009, -17/+732this is more of a display of socio-economics, rather than IQ to music tastes.
  • MofugginPaulrus, on 03/04/2009, -10/+554Misleading title
  • xm1014, on 03/04/2009, -6/+406Hey! Jimmy Eat World is in the middle!

    *rimshot*
  • Powerfan5000, on 03/04/2009, -8/+403So if you listen to music at all, you're a dumbass. Unless it's Beethoven. Each genre is all over the chart. There is no real pattern that I can discern.
  • JackGrinnan, on 03/04/2009, -25/+362"<Batty> Euch, rap is just missing one letter. c.
    <zeep> rapc?
    <Batty> ...
    <Batty> Crap you idiot. you put the c on the other end
    <zeep> oic
    <Batty> Though you could also say it's missing an e
    <zeep> wtf is erap?
    * Batty bangs his head repeatedly against a wall"
  • Willravel, on 03/04/2009, -3/+315Beethoven? 1356. Classical? 996. Fuzzy maths? Priceless.
  • RegalBegal, on 03/04/2009, -2/+273ICP fans don't even care about college.
  • Slovenian6474, on 03/04/2009, -16/+260WHAAAT? OKAAAY!!
  • solarwind24, on 03/04/2009, -14/+252This is complete nonsense. I have a friend who likes metal and scored very high. I also have a friend who likes classical and scored average. Music doesn't make you stupid - lack of studying does.
  • suburbanWMD, on 03/04/2009, -7/+241Buried for the title not understanding that correlation doesn't equal causation.
  • Vaiper, on 03/04/2009, -0/+171According to this I am smart and dumb at the same time?
  • asnider, on 03/04/2009, -18/+158Not surprised that Lil' Wayne fans are at the low end of the spectrum.
  • GregFD3S, on 03/05/2009, -0/+113SAT Scores Extended:

    135--------------200----------------260-----------------------320
    ____________________________________________
    (__Solja Boy__)
  • CTK14A, on 03/04/2009, -5/+117ICP fans don't even care about their offspring
    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/mripx/12124 ...
    *don't click unless you want to ruin your day
  • levitron, on 03/04/2009, -29/+138Dugg for Sufjan.
  • sockpuppets, on 03/04/2009, -2/+100Digg Headlines That Make You Stupid
  • qber, on 03/04/2009, -3/+94Dumb people list "classical" on their Facebook music interests in an attempt to look smart. Smart people name specific composers.
  • Kronos6948, on 03/04/2009, -7/+97Exactly. Correlation =/= Causation.
  • jdmonmou, on 03/04/2009, -14/+98This study is stupid.
  • Llanowar, on 03/04/2009, -12/+91I'm positive listening too much to Lil Wayne and Nickelback and other crap like that makes a person stupid.

    That said, while music generally isn't a big influence on your intelligence, people that aren't smart tend to have big difference in taste to people who are brilliant.
  • jboitnott, on 03/04/2009, -22/+101Led Zeppelin FTW -- 1156 :-)
  • JasonAdams13, on 03/04/2009, -13/+91Hmm, that's weird. It appears the stupidest people enjoy Lil Wayne. This study is clearly flawed.
  • Fabbyfubz, on 03/04/2009, -2/+79Except for Lil Wayne. Listening to Lil Wayne will make you stupid.
  • readacook, on 03/04/2009, -1/+78Hey, don't write yourself off yet.
  • Trichomonas, on 03/05/2009, -2/+68http://bash.org/?329292
  • JDoms, on 03/04/2009, -4/+70what about ZAPPA???
  • throneofdreams, on 03/04/2009, -1/+64*their

    Been listening to Lil Wayne huh?
  • inactive, on 03/04/2009, -1/+63I think they're a lil' related.
  • scoot2006, on 03/04/2009, -1/+61YEEEEAHHYAAAAA!!
  • Cabose, on 03/04/2009, -5/+60I wouldn't say it's the music per se. I'd more say it's the lifestyle that goes with it. Example: Lil Wayne shows a sub 900 SAT score. Not to stereotype, but people who listen to that don't go home and study as often as they should. Though it may just be the way I am interpreting the results, but that's what I get
  • lothar250, on 03/04/2009, -7/+56That's Lil Jon, not Lil Wayne
  • Rain12913, on 03/04/2009, -2/+51Apparently people who listen to Akon or Bon Jovi are smarter than those who listen to classical music. Who knew?
  • thegbe, on 03/05/2009, -1/+47correlation =/= causation.
  • Rain12913, on 03/04/2009, -0/+45"The psychopathics from Outer Space i hope will protect her from evil" .................
  • eastwood24, on 03/04/2009, -0/+45Better if renamed "Music that Stupid People Listen to" The title as is implies that certain music can make someone dumber...that's not the case.
  • danwallace, on 03/04/2009, -14/+54Buried for Kanye West not being the absolute lowest denomination.

    Also, like 3 metal bands? Do people really even consider Disturbed metal?
  • iDiggr, on 03/04/2009, -0/+39Sweetness....
  • Zera, on 03/04/2009, -6/+45Right next to Gospel
  • KSUdesigner, on 03/04/2009, -0/+38Looking through your comment history I'd say your woman is imaginary. No intelligent woman would date an idiot like you.
  • AmericanGunner, on 03/04/2009, -3/+40That joke takes my pain away.
  • MavRevMatt, on 03/04/2009, -6/+41http://instantrimshot.com
  • DownIsTheNewUp, on 03/04/2009, -3/+37Darwin wins again.
  • JCEEZ, on 03/05/2009, -0/+34people that listen to souldjaboy aren't old enough to take the SAT
  • whatthefu, on 03/04/2009, -4/+37People just want a reason to feel smugly superior.
  • Fleagleman, on 03/04/2009, -2/+35This study actually is closer to showing that stupid people have crappy taste in music. The music did not make them stupid.
  • Gizza, on 03/05/2009, -4/+37One thing seems pretty clear though. Only idiots listen to hip-hop.
  • Gnar04, on 03/04/2009, -0/+32i clicked. my life is ruined.
  • TylerDuhrdan, on 03/05/2009, -0/+31I clicked, and now I am going to go play with my daughter.
  • eastwood24, on 03/04/2009, -0/+31There's also a high correlation b/w IQ and Socio-Econ status.
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