September 09, 2006
Are beautiful people more intelligent?:
There's a curious article from The Guardian on the work of two researchers who are investigating the link between beauty and intelligence, and who argue that a genuine link exists.
Are beautiful people more intelligent than the rest of us? Satoshi Kanazawa and Jody Kovar think so. In a 17-page study called Why Beautiful People Are More Intelligent, they explain bluntly: "Individuals perceive physically attractive others to be more intelligent than physically unattractive others. While most researchers dismiss this perception as a 'bias' or 'stereotype', we contend that individuals have this perception because beautiful people indeed are more intelligent."
The full paper is available online as a pdf and there's a previous write-up from the Washington Post.
It seems the research is largely on the link between beauty and intelligence in females, however.
Link to Guardian article 'Pretty smart'.
Link to Washington Post article.
pdf of research article.
