[Andy from Beaverton]

I knew that!

[ProudVet77]

[rickmichaels]

Bea Campbell, the feminist writer and historian, also questioned the findings. "The distribution of intelligence is much the same for all genders and all races," she said. "Our experience and common sense tells us that the quest to prove one or another biological group is brainier than the other is really a vain exercise."

How brainy and vain does one have to be to be a "feminist" writer and historian?

[Paloma_55]

=== "There is controversy about sex difference but there seems to be a fair amount of agreement that men do tend to have better visual spatial skills. However, I am not sure we can say that makes them more intelligent."===

Of course men, on average, are more intelligent. But intelligence is somewhat a subjective term. If one deems it "the mental capacity required to survive", then I think the answer is a clear yes.

Visual/Spacial skills are extremely important if hunting down food in the crudest sense, or fighting in modern warfare in the most recent sense.

This is not to say men are "better" than women because it is not a matter of who is better. Men are better at some things, women are better at others.

The world would be a hell of a place if men were left to raise children. The kids would be sitting in smelly diapers for days while dad tried to figure out how to reach level 45 on a video game.

[LauraleeBraswell]

Bea Campbell, the feminist writer and historian, also questioned the findings. "The distribution of intelligence is much the same for all genders and all races,"


DON'T COMPARE RACE AND GENDER.

[smiley]

hhummmm...don't know that I would agree with that assessment...after all, wasn't it Eve that enticed Adam to bite the apple...:)

[pabianice]

"Screech! Sexism!"

[LauraleeBraswell]

) ""some studies suggest men have better spatial skills, while women may be more emotionally aware and verbally fluent.""


Generally,
Some women have better spatial skills and some men are more emotionally aware and verbally fluent.

I don't want to hear about someone's wife who is a Mathematician. Some women are excellent in math, some men are excellent writers.

TYPICALLY.

""men have better spatial skills, while women ARE more emotionally aware and verbally fluent.""

[Semper Paratus]

the quest to prove one or another biological group is brainier than the other is really a vain exercise

Did she think that song was about her?

[HamiltonJay]

Men (GENERALLY) tend to be linear thinkers, and task oriented and don't multi task well. Women tend to be more organic thinkers, multitask incredibly well.

This is just the way it is.

[spodefly]

I think there is a reason mens brains are fractionally faster than womens -- men were (historically) out hunting animals, and in that situation a fraction of a second can mean the difference between having food, or being food.

I doubt the fractionally faster response times mean anything in terms of overall intelligence.

[Right Wing Professor]

Males slow to realise 'men are quick thinkers' claim could offend

Of course, one of the other things men are better at is not giving a good goddamn about offending the ultra-sensitive.

[TheBigB]

I just don't know what to think about this. :)

[dennisw]

Males slow to realise 'men are quick thinkers' claim could offend.

Men are not allowed to speak the truth or present a theory that offends females? Just look at all the anti male advertising on TV. They make men look like idiots

 

[cyborg]

Does this only happen in public school classrooms? Why is that private and homeschooled children don't seem to have these various crises of biology?

[GVnana]

Well that answers everything. Kill all the women.

[trisham]

The latest paper, to be published shortly in the academic journal Intelligence, will say: "Males had four faster NCVs than females. This very significant sex difference in all test conditions in favour of males was most unexpected."

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What?! No apology for the findings?

[T. Jefferson]

BOYS may be outperformed by girls at school but there is a glimmer of hope for them. Researchers claim to have found scientific proof that men can think faster than women.

The Feminist and media propaganda that women are far more intelligent is laughable. Every single invention furthering civilization in the last 200 years is man-made. Men started every Fortune 500 company. Quick test, name the top 5 breakthrough inventions by women that dramatically altered the way we live. Top 3? Anything?

Men and women are different, and there's nothing wrong with that. We prefer them when they're proud to be a women, not pissed off and trying to look and act like men.

[Poser]

As we men say here in New England: We're wicked smaahht!

[G.Mason]

But honey ... of course I love you for your mind.

Now think about what's for dinner, while I go get a beer. ;)