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Re:Marriage turns genius off like a tap. by jonnytran on Wednesday February 06, 2008 @09:43PM (#110630)
PG, any thoughts on this? Are you married? And dare I ask, are you celibate? ...No pressure, of course. It's a touchy subject to some.

I ask because you're more successful than most of us here, and I know of many people who claim that celibacy is crucial to doing anything great with your life, for whatever your definition of great is. Scientific evidence is hard to come by though, and even still, most people don't seem to accept it.

Re:Marriage turns genius off like a tap. by pg on Thursday February 07, 2008 @12:30AM (#110729)
I'm not married yet. Engaged though.

I wonder if this study controlled for children. From what I've seen, having kids affects people's lives a lot more than getting married.

Re:Marriage turns genius off like a tap. by hollerith on Thursday February 07, 2008 @03:44AM (#110801)
remember that most of the scientists surveyed lived before effective birth control, when marriage usually led to children.
Re:Marriage turns genius off like a tap. by aston on Sunday February 10, 2008 @07:36PM (#113152)
Funny that no one's asked "to whom?".

I have a guess, though.

Re:Marriage turns genius off like a tap. by flashgordon on Sunday February 10, 2008 @07:32PM (#113148)
at which age will the little-uns be inspired towards ycombinator, Paul? :D