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Could your Nalgene bottle give you cancer? {Gadling}
May 29th 2009 5:51PM Hi JSinclair3000:
I agree with you 100%, which is the reason I am currently researching SAFE alternatives to plastic (not just Nalgene) bottles. And, I have had exactly the same concern as you're pointing out with stainless steel bottles. And, aluminum is not better + they are lined with resin (yet another harmful plastic material). I thus, as much as possible try to use glass, but that's not 100% safe either. And, most bottles you by, no matter material, have plastic, or silicone, on the inside of the cap. Soooo, as you have studied these things, what would you recommend as being the lesser of multiple evils, and hence the safest (albeit, of course not 100% safe) material for portable water bottles? Please advice!
Job smarts: Does your IQ relate to your occupation? {WalletPop}
Nov 30th 2008 3:04PM Josh has said it best.
Anybody who has ever been involved with social science research (as this IQ research is) knows that it's not about grading people into groups of smart or stupid. But, people tend to take these kinds of studies highly personal. But, it's not. It's not about any blue collar or white collar worker in particular. They are just talking about AVERAGES. You can be a blue-collar worker and be incredibly smart, or be a white collar worker and be stupid, and vice versa. The AVERAGES, however, according to the results of these studies.
It's also important to know that IQ tests mainly measure the ability to analyze, but also requires basic math skills, etc. Higher education usually equals higher IQ simply because higher education teaches you HOW to approach analytical problems. But, it doesn't necessarily mean that you're smart. I know people with Ph.Ds who appear stupid to me, and blue collar worker who are highly intelligent. But, that's not what the study is about. I am educated myself, but that does not mean that I walk around and see myself as smarter or superior to others.
I have a good friend who has a measured IQ of 198. He is clearly very, very smart about most things. But, there are also things he isn't all that smart about.
It's time to stop the blame-game people. Take the study for what it is and realize that it's not about you personally. This study, like so many social science studies, doesn't really come up with anything new. Besides, of course people who only have one job score higher on IQ studies. You don't have to be a rocket scientist or brain surgeon to realize that it helps you greatly to be well rested when you take an IQ test. And, you're clearly more well-rested if you have one job than if you have three jobs. So, stop arguing people and don't take the study personally. The study doesn't change who you are, nor does it change your personal intelligence.
