Music that Makes You Dumb?

Is there "music that makes you dumb?" According to a CalTech grad student named Virgil Griffith there is. Griffith has conducted a somewhat unscientific study comparing music preferences of college students on Facebook with SAT scores.

According to the Wall Street Journal, the results are
somewhat interesting. "For example, the favorite musician of the smartest students was Beethoven, with an average SAT score of 1371. Also on the "smart" end of the scale were Sufjan Stevens (1260), Counting Crows (1247), and Radiohead (1220). And sadly for Lil Wayne, enjoying his music was associated with being the dumbest, with an average SAT score of 889."

Although fans of heavy metal weren't involved in this sample, where do you think we fall? You can read the rest of the study here and comment below. And before you comment, watch this video of some Judas Priest fans.


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Tags:  heavy metal, SAT, music fans, dumb 

jason    March 04, 2009