Naturally Interesting

A study of scientists in the journal Oikos reports a strong correlation between drinking and scientific success (measured by published papers).  The worst part:

The results were not, however, a matter of a few scientists having had too many brews to be able to stumble back to the lab. Publication did not simply drop off among the heaviest drinkers. Instead, scientific performance steadily declined with increasing beer consumption across the board, from scientists who primly sip at two or three beers over a year to the sort who average knocking back more than two a day.

This is almost enough to make me stop drinking. FromNYT.