cavanami Posted March 11, 2009 Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 I see all the 60 ~ 80 year old men with their 3 year old children...actually I thought the children would be smarter http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20090311/sc_livescience/childrenofoldermensufferloweriq A new study of old data on 33,000 young U.S. children finds those with older fathers had reduced cognitive abilities. The differences, however, are slight, and no study has been done to see how such children fare later in life. "The older a dad is, the worse his children tend to do in intelligence tests," said study leader John McGrath from the University of Queensland. The reason may involve aging sperm. .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartThais Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 They make no mention of testing the IQ of the parents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh_Hoy Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 Yep...any old dude having kids can't be too smart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 << The older a dad is, the worse his children tend to do in intelligence tests. >> Oh, dear ... my dad was 85 when he passed on. Does that mean I'm stupid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faustian Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 Flash, I couldn't possibly comment.... Yeah, aging sperm is the cause, they say, due to the genetic damage that occurs over time. So nature obviously intended us to have kids young and we are doing it later and later. Might explain why so many are stupid nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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