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Geekend: Sci-fi books that make you dumb, C64 livesSci-fi and fantasy books that "make you dumb"Here is an insipid little chart published by a CalTech student that purports to correlate SAT scores with favorite books, effectively determining which are the books for the "dumb" kids, and which tomes are hallmarks of the "smart" students. Our friends at SFSignal have pared down the list to include just the sci-fi and fantasy entries. Get ready to be insulted.Subscribe to TechRepublic's Geekend RSS Feed

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