Science!

[solipsistnation]

What science has proven today:

Computer Science majors lie on surveys.

(So do Studio Arts majors, but more so. That, or, according to stophittinyrslf, "Oh, they're chicks! No wonder computer science majors are getting laid! I've never known a female computer science major who couldn't have sex if she wanted to. Also, Studio Arts majors are more likely to be and meet lesbians." Well, there you go. SCIENCE.)

Comments

[brynndragon.livejournal.com]

I can now say this icon is scientifically proven to be true ;P.

[pir.livejournal.com]

I've never known a female computer science major who couldn't have sex if she wanted to

Could go for women in any seriously male dominated field, it just depends on how low she is willing to lower her standards.

[mandy-moon.livejournal.com]

Ha, this is close to what I thought the first time I saw this survey. Lies, lies, lies. Studio art majors are so full of crap- they make up stories and seeking out drama in order to make their lives more interesting. No wonder most of the science majors are at one end- scientists are probably the least likely to falsify dating,including self-reporting on an embarrassing topic.

I asked Jon how he accounted for the discrepancy in neuroscience majors and he speculated that possibly since there aren't many neuroscience majors at Wellesley, maybe "neuroscience" as a major there has some bleedover from the psychology crowd. Also, Wellesley is a small school which may be skewing the data. Damn, he is a sexy scientist (who gets laid a lot).

[kittenexploring.livejournal.com]

Another explanation without departing too far from stereotype is that they're pimping out their tech skills for sex.

(Oddly smooth curve to that graph.)

[air-hadoken.livejournal.com]

Hmm. I've been both a computer science major and a studio arts major. So I think I'd drag down the average on both sides.

[em-yrt.livejournal.com]

Obviously I am a statistical anomaly.

I wonder if that study is of incoming freshmen or overall students within those majors. It's hard to believe that 80% of ANY major are still virgins by the end of college.

[cos]

Wellesley Computer Science majors almost invariably take some course at MIT, because it's so easy and convenient (free, easy cross-registration and a free bus) and MIT has such a variety of interesting courses. Wellesley students tend to be of physical types that stand out at MIT, too (tall, long blond hair, no glasses).


Also, it may still be true that the majority of the sex I've had in my entire life, was with a Wellesley studio art major.

[solipsistnation.livejournal.com]

Wellesley students tend to be of physical types that stand out at MIT, too (tall, long blond hair, no glasses).

...girls.

[sauergeek.livejournal.com]

No, there are plenty of girls at MIT. But an incredible proportion of them are Asian.

[cos]

That's one thing Wellesley also has: A lot of Asian women. Still, I think Wellesley is well under 1/3 Asian, so there are lots of non-Asian Wellesley students to stand out at MIT :)

[cos]

Hah! MIT has actually gotten fairly close to a 50/50 ratio.