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High IQ men tend to be less conservative than their average peers, study finds (www.psypost.org)
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[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

A total of 87 gifted adults and 71 non-gifted adults completed the survey.

I haven't looked at their math but can that be enough data to look at eight different categories and avoid the green jelly beans phenomenon?

If the effect is real, I wonder to what extent it is mediated by the experience of being a social outsider.