Which country has the best brains?

[CAMBO]

According to this article its the USA, based on their rational that the number of Nobel Prizes = a brainy population.

However, if you take a view on it per capita or per square mile of land the UK is miles ahead of the states.

Well done to Sweden that even though its a relatively big European country it has a comparatively small population.

Amazingly Canada arent in the top 5 !
Whats going on TOCO ?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-1150 ... um=twitter

[Cwmagain]

It is as you say, they have more people and recources then the average country.

My country, Belgium, with its population of five, has won *9* nobelprizes. But 4 of them are peace prizes so they don't count.

>>> having made that joke, somebody from the faroe islands ( viking country ) won one, and seeing as there are REALLY only five people there, nobel prize per M capita is 20 there o_O

The 'real' list ( doesn't really work because prizes are shared, countries fluctuate in population, etc ) is:

Faroe islands
Saint Lucia
Switzerland
Iceland
Sweden
Austria
Denmark
Norway
UK
Ireland
East Timor
Germany
Israel
etc

Canada is 22nd

[CAMBO]

And where would Canadaland be without TOCO ?

Currently they are even below a small place caled etc and we already knew that Anubis always gets 1 over on TOCO.

[Bloodblood]

Lol look at literature for the US and considering England is smaller then all of these counties definately in land mass I don't know about population it stands that the only the US has so many Noble prizes is becaus they have more people then us so statistically they should be getting more then us.

P.S. My step-dad is from Colorado I've got nothing against the US or the people I just think the Uk is awesome.

[DHARMA AGENT]

I am more surprised at winners by gender than the fact that we are smarter. J/K I don't think we are smarter, but I do wonder why it's so sexist. No comments needed on men being smarter blah blah.

[Toco]

fuck u guys, canadians are far from the smartest ppl in the world, we do after all think standing between 2 armys squaring off is a good idea after all, who needs brains anyways when u have one of the best countrys in the world to live in

[CAMBO]

Dharma - i wasnt going to mention the sex breakdown - no coincidence its nearly all men on the commitee.

I have to admit im surprised Canadaland hasnt done better - after all its full of british ancestors.

[Toco]

too many stoners here frying braincells wut u expect, hell im willing to bet my IQ has dropped 20 points since i started puffing

[Bowzie]

Ah thats only short term now toco,give up the ganja (god forbid) for a bit and you'll get those IQ points back.

[Toco]

hmmm a few IQ points and have to look at the world clearly or being a nitwit and happily live in my cloud of smoke, ignorence is bliss isnt it