Have you ever wondered: Do bald people think better? Many smart or successful people are bald, such as Mr. Clean, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Coy Wire, Michael Jordan, Shaq, Megamind, Jeff Bezos, and Gru. I asked a few people if they think this is true. Here is how they responded:
Rigg Stoller: “No, because I could shave my head and wouldn’t think better.”
Mr. Worner: “Some…”
Brynley S.: “No, because my dad is bald and he isn’t smart.”
Mr. Gundy: “No, hair has nothing to do with thinking better. Thinking better is very broad and not a specific idea, which makes it hard to measure.”
Sophie Gould: “I’m unhinged enough to give an insane answer… Yeah, they might. Conspiracy theory: what if they lost their hair because their brain needed to be just below the surface because it is so big! You know the saying ‘Grass doesn’t grow on a busy street.’ That is my concept. Bald people think better.”
Brodie Wettstein: “No.”
William Maynor:
“No, hair doesn’t affect knowledge, and Albert Einstein had a full head of hair. And here are some facts:
• Hair is dead: Your hair is made of dead keratin, a protein, and cannot be used to increase your brain function or intelligence.
• No genetic link: The genes that determine hair growth and appearance are not the same ones that influence intelligence.
• Evolutionary trade-off: One scientific theory suggests that humans lost body hair to save metabolic energy for brain development.”
Cole Simpkins: “Yes, because they are not messing with hair.”
August Zimmerman: “I don’t think so because the hair has nothing to do with the brain. If you had hair, it would be on the outside, and the brain is on the inside.”
Bristol Colby: “I think bald people think better because bald people have no hair, therefore their forehead goes on forever, which means they have a bigger brain. Also because they look cooler—because they look better, they think better.”
Micah Stapel: “I think that bald people don’t think better.”
Paisley Blunier: “No, they don’t.”
Sterling Garber: “Yes, because they have no hair to think about.”
Luke Casey: “No, because Adam Deklyn’s brother is bald and is not smart.”
Eliana Bray: “I don’t think so because they just shaved their head—nothing that should affect their brain.”
Ayla Payne: “No, because they have no protection from their hair.”
Hadassah Dohner: “No, I don’t believe that. If that were true, then someone could shave their head and they would be smarter? No.”
Harvey Tockes: “No, because they think the same as you. They are just BALD.”
