With tongue firmly planted in cheek...
Last night, "Test the Nation: IQ" aired on the CBC, with six in-studio teams: atheists, believers, contact sports athletes, nerds, twins and politicians. Canadians across the country could also take the test online.
During the show, we learned that of the in-studio teams, the nerds got the highest score, followed by the politicians. Atheists were in third, followed by contact sports athletes and believers in a tie for fourth. The twins came in last.
Today, they've posted the nationwide results, with summaries by different categories:
However, the most surprising result for me was that up to three concussions, number of concussions generally had a positive correlation with IQ.
The full results are here:
Take the Test | Test The Nation: IQ | CBC Television
Last night, "Test the Nation: IQ" aired on the CBC, with six in-studio teams: atheists, believers, contact sports athletes, nerds, twins and politicians. Canadians across the country could also take the test online.
During the show, we learned that of the in-studio teams, the nerds got the highest score, followed by the politicians. Atheists were in third, followed by contact sports athletes and believers in a tie for fourth. The twins came in last.
Today, they've posted the nationwide results, with summaries by different categories:
- Religious (6182 respondents)
- Average score: 31.21
- Average IQ: 111.48
- Agnostic (3955 respondents)
- Average score: 33.4
- Average IQ: 115.37
- Atheist (3584 respondents)
- Average score: 33.41
- Average IQ: 114.26
- Other (4544 respondents)
- Average score: 30.62
- Average IQ: 109.87
However, the most surprising result for me was that up to three concussions, number of concussions generally had a positive correlation with IQ.
The full results are here:
Take the Test | Test The Nation: IQ | CBC Television