Interestingly, the smartest of the smart dig Beethoven, with an average SAT score of 1371.
Also on the "smart" end of the scale were Sufjan Stevens (1260), Counting Crows (1247), Radiohead (1220), Guster and Ben Folds.
Enjoying Lil Wayne's music is associated with SAT scores dropping like they're hot. These listeners were the least intelligent, with an average SAT of 889.
I might agree with this after googling Lil' Wayne lyrics in class. Go do it, the song titles are humorous. (I felt slightly foolish that everyone behind me in class could see me doing this.)
He had to adjust measurements and weigh schools according to the number of enrolled students, as small, exclusive liberal arts colleges were dominating the rankings.
Once again, I'm not sure how valid this correlation is (even though I think Virgil Griffith is a genius). I wanted to look at his website and the entire chart, but it crashed from too much traffic the past few days.
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Yeah, the correlation factor isn't likely to be strong, but it's still interesting
well damn them. 'corse the two genre's I tend to lump myself with "hip-hop" and "techno" didn't score very well. Also, lol @ "techno"
but what do you think it means that the majority of these artists are white, male, and their fans are white, male, upper middle class? idk.
Plus who even took the SATs? Not me.
Micah, I think Ben Folds has a lot to say about being male, middle class and white, and coincidentally he is also on the upper end.
question: if I like the smart people music, but also know all the words to a miley cyrus song, do those two cancel each other out?
aaaah, SAT score=Intelligence?
This is where I part with the study.
It appears it is my mission to abolish the credentials of any study in existence.
Also the fact that Tool isn't the front-runner. Any toolhead in existence is a complete genius, mostly involving sacred geometry, conspiracy theories, and cult classics.
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