Poll: Blue eyes?. It means you're a genius

[ldbmikey86]

I have blues eyes as well, but I've made my fair share of stupid decisions just for the sake of getting experience and credibility in. And I'd say that is pretty much the opposite of "strategic planning". The only thing I gain from having blue eyes is the wonderful ability to have to put on sunglasses whenever I go outside.

 

[jboking]

What about my green eyes? What does it mean? I feel left out.

Spoiler: It means you should avoid this man at all costs

OP: My eyes are blue-green. Oh and the line "'It is just observed, rather than explained,' she said. 'There's no scientific answer yet.'" should be everyone's clue that this report is bullshit. Your eye color has nothing to do with who you are as a person or what level of intelligence you have.

 

[Mechanical Cat Fish]

Nothing beats old fashioned effort. My eyes are green and I could probably out-academically-succeed most people my age. And I don't have arcance knowledge of dark arts with which man was not meant to interfere. Unfortunately.

 

[Aunel]

blue, or green, depends on my mood,

what's up with the "burn the witch" thing, do we get to burn witches?

 

[Soxafloppin]

Bluish/Grey here.

Kinda smart.

 

[ostro-whiskey]

If you think about it objectively. Northern Europeans are the most successfull group of people in terms of acheivement. So its probably true.

 

[Calatar]

a) Daily Mail.
b) Daily Mail (I mention this twice because its such a large issue).
c) Retarded rational in scientific experiment.
d) Genius isn't related to academic success (Quite the opposite).
e) Intelligence has many forms.
f) 'Dr Tony Fallone (Woman), senior psychology (Psychology) lecturer at the University of Bedfordshire (Bedfordshire), who has also studied eye colour (Pyschologist who studies eye colour) , believes it should be taken more seriously as an indicator of personality and ability' (Serious scientist that analyses PERSONALITY in all its deep complexity & decides it can be reduced to the genetic probability of some colouration.) I lay 10 to 1 odds she beleives in star signs.
g) Are we done yet ?

Not quite.
h) They didn't link to the actual "scientific" study, we cannot check their sample size, means of sampling, where it was studied.
i) Popular media has an extreme tendency to misrepresent real scientific studies
j) They use Stephen Fry as an example of somebody who studied hard in school? He has bipolar disorder and nearly got kicked out of one of his schools because he couldn't focus on studying at the time. (Not that he isn't still brilliant) Stephen Fry largely attributes his success to his manic periods.
k) It may actually be a disguised racial thing, since non-Europeans tend to not have blue eyes. And there is such thing as stereotype priming. In one study, Asian women performed 3 math tests. The first they just took normally. Others took another test after being exposed to stereotypes about Asians. The last group was shown stereotypes about women. Guess who performed the best, and the worst? Racial groups are often inherently stereotyped, and it can have a visible impact on their performance.
l) Well, now we should be done. There are far too many factors associated with intelligence and academic performance for any retarded weak correlation between eye-color to hold any significant merit. Coincidental correlation at best, sample bias at worst.

 

[Booze Zombie]

This is starting to sound like Nazi Eugenics...

 

[TotallyFake]

Spoiler: Tell me if this guy's eyes are blue

It is obvious, from the picture, that his eyes are not blue. Therefore, that article is bull.

No, his eyes are not blue.
Just because blue eyes may be associated with success doesn't mean the two ALWAYS come together. You can be a genius with brown eyes.

If I were to tell you that falling of a bridge will kill you, would you point out a guy who died from a gunshot wound and conclude that falling cannot kill? Same principle.

 

[paasi]

Blue eyes I have, with a slight tint of green in the center.
Time to start refining the racial traits! Blue eyes and light hair for all, banzai for the Arian race... yeah right.

A funky observation, but It's unlikely for a persons melanin level to have any real connection to his/her wits.

 

[Katherine Kerensky]

This can't be right. I suck at studying.
But I was generally better at science than most people in school...

 

[ninjapenguin981]

Green here.

 

[Lieju]

I actually think I have very pretty eyes, dark green ring around the iris, that turns light green when going towards the pupil, and a hint of brown star-shape in the middle.

I'm also a genius, so there, no blue eyes necessary.

 

[Inverse Skies]

I've always been good academically and have blue eyes, but I think this report generalises things too much. It's like saying all left handers are naturally better at sports or something along those lines. It's an interesting link though, I wonder what the precise correlation with a lack of melanin and intelligence is? That would be the far more interesting research to come out of this.

 

[Booze_Hound]

Don't blondes have blue eyes?
To sparkle academically it only takes hard work. Anything is achievable if you work hard for it.

I'm dark blond with hazel eyes, as was my mother. I also know a redhead with brown eyes.

In response to OP; correlation does not equal causation.

 

[Kaboose the Moose]

I have multi coloured eyes... What does that make me?

Then you may have liver problems/failure and should seek medical attention immediately.

I keed!. I keed!

It means you have heterochromia.

Heterochromia... My eyes match they just have shades of blue, green and hazel in them.

Liver problems? What are you...HURRRRRRRRRR*dies*

Oh I though you meant that each iris was of a different colour!. If not, then it's because you have low melanin content in your eyes resulting in various shades.

Brown eyes, and generally considered above average intelligence by those around me. In fact, I don't think I know any smart people with blue eyes. Of course, as mentioned by others, this all a nonsensical recipe for eugenics with all the connotations that carries. Unfortunately, people seem willing to believe whatever they're told, as long as it has a big stamp on it saying: [HEADING=2]SCIENCE[/HEADING]

What about my green eyes? What does it mean? I feel left out.

It means you're great in the sack, I presume.

Thought that was because I have big feet. Oh well...

 

[Kaboose the Moose]

I've always been good academically and have blue eyes, but I think this report generalises things too much. It's like saying all left handers are naturally better at sports or something along those lines. It's an interesting link though, I wonder what the precise correlation with a lack of melanin and intelligence is? That would be the far more interesting research to come out of this.

That's a slippery slope to stride upon. If melanin is proven to have an effect on intelligence (which it doesn't as far as current science and medicine goes) then the inference would stem far beyond mere eye colour.

You would have people judging intelligence based on skin colour which is absolutely stupi- oh wait!

Not saying it wouldn't be interesting research though, it's just that in the world of science the art of communication is pretty poor. And with a topic that can have wide ranging implications the art of tactfulness is lost on many of the boffins.

 

[ButanicXpandA]

no way.. i have blue eyes and i completely fail at maths.
a friend of mine has hazel eyes and he aced 3 unit maths and chemistry in high school..true story.