29 March 2008

Hey, Four-Eyes! You're No Geek!

"The popular notion that people who wear glasses are geeks or nerds doesn't hold up under scrutiny.
A new Australian study looked for an association between introversion (bashfulness or being self-absorbed) and people who are near-sighted, an eye condition that affects one in five people in the United States, according to ophthalmologist Arun Verma of the Daljit Singh Eye Hospital in India."

From LiveScience

The sample size and judgment calls may be questionable, but it's a fun read anyway...

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