Wednesday, December 7, 2011

A big step forward in understanding male-female cognitive differences

A big step forward in understanding male-female cognitive differences h/t Transterrestrial Musings

quote ( which reminded me of a joke)

Men tend to be better at certain spatial tasks, which require a lot of neurons; women tend to be better at verbal tasks, which require fewer neurons.

Comment:  Hmmm.  He's very careful not to say that men are smarter than women, but this one gets a bit close.

By the way, the joke was about a boss I had a long time ago.  I didn't say it, but somebody else did.  It went something like this:  he has a 100 mph mouth and a 5 mph brain.  But that was a "he", not a "she".  A certain glibness doesn't not equate to higher intelligence, but that is often the way people think.   Ah, I am reminded of this old saying, possibly attributable to Abraham Lincoln:  Better to be quiet and look stupid, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.

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