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Might men and women actually be neurologically different? Louann Brizendine and Doreen Kimura (neuroscientists both) sure think so, and present copious evidence

by temphn 14y ago

Might men and women actually be neurologically different? Louann Brizendine and Doreen Kimura (neuroscientists both) sure think so, and present copious evidence to that effect: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0767920104 http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0767920104 http://www.science.ca/scientists/scientistprofile.php?pID=10 http://www.science.ca/scientists/scientistprofile.php?pID=10 Men and women have systematically different muscle masses, lifespans, even organs. Yet it is taboo to imagine that their brains might be different too, on average. Indeed Ryan is persecuted for the indirect implication that women, on average, might be less technically inclined! If this generalization was actually untrue it would not be necessary to scream at people like Larry Summers to "disprove" it. The zeal of people invested in the denial of biology is astonishing; they seek to personally destroy anyone who even indirectly endorses anything related to gender difference.

coldtea 14y ago
Men are more aggressive (and stupid), live 5 years less on average, are taller and more muscular, are more hairy, cannot have babies, and can tolerate less pain (random facts verified by science) -- but GOD FORBID if men and women also have any differences in how they approach professions or cultural issues. Despite the fact that fashion is a trillion dollar industry for women but most men could not care less if their sock are of a slightly different color. If you want to fight "sexism", go fight Cosmopolitan. Or not -- ever stopped to consider it might be OK for women to like this stuff, like it's OK for men to like "Cars and Gadgets" magazines?
- marknutter 14y ago
  I looked into the pain tolerance point you made a while back and it's not really confirmed one way or the other which gender deals with pain better.
  - coldtea 14y ago
    Yes, could be, it was only a research I've read, so nothing 100% conclusive. (OT, In general I think you cannot take research results published on journals for granted until they are at least 10 years old and have been included in undergraduate syllabus. Else you get all the mixed "coffee causes heart attacks", "coffee is good for your heart" papers alternating every other week).

by temphn 14y ago

coldtea 14y ago

Men are more aggressive (and stupid), live 5 years less on average, are taller and more muscular, are more hairy, cannot have babies, and can tolerate less pain (random facts verified by science) -- but GOD FORBID if men and women also have any differences in how they approach professions or cultural issues. Despite the fact that fashion is a trillion dollar industry for women but most men could not care less if their sock are of a slightly different color. If you want to fight "sexism", go fight Cosmopolitan. Or not -- ever stopped to consider it might be OK for women to like this stuff, like it's OK for men to like "Cars and Gadgets" magazines?

marknutter 14y ago
I looked into the pain tolerance point you made a while back and it's not really confirmed one way or the other which gender deals with pain better.
- coldtea 14y ago
  Yes, could be, it was only a research I've read, so nothing 100% conclusive. (OT, In general I think you cannot take research results published on journals for granted until they are at least 10 years old and have been included in undergraduate syllabus. Else you get all the mixed "coffee causes heart attacks", "coffee is good for your heart" papers alternating every other week).