It's science!

What I got FTFA:

Hydra: They have boobs; they don't need brains.

They can have both. If you fail at landing one, it's your fault, not theirs.

/Bookmark, for participation in later flamewar

Girls have cooties?

Well, that explains my crabs.

I like turtles....

But Larry Cahill, a behavioral neurobiologist at the University of California-Irvine, raised the opposite concern: His colleagues are so afraid of being called "neurosexists" that they've refused to study or acknowledge differences.

Oh, STFU, Cahill. Your "research" has been debunked by dozens of peer reviewed articles. The lack of support is because your methodology sucks and your conclusions idiotic, not because everyone's afraid of being called sexist.

Cooties rewire a woman's brain to make her hate awesome things like video games and sports. That part of the brain is replaced with a desire to watch reality television and gossip about celebrities.

So it's going to be that kind of thread? I'll get my hat.

The Stealth Hippopotamus: Like we care about their brains!

Actually, some of us do.

I've been photographing models for about 4 years now. Some of them have been brilliant, some average, some as dumb as a sack of hammers.

When you interact with incredibly beautiful women on a regular basis, you get inured to their physical charms and really learn to appreciate the value of intelligence. I'd much rather spend several hours in the company of a plain-to-average looking woman who is smart. sane, and has a decent personality than one who is stunning but dumb, stuck up, and as neurotic as a shaved cat.

That's not to say they're mutually exclusive options - every so often you meet a jaw-dropping beauty who's smart, educated, and is a genuinely nice person.

You can either pursue honest scientific research and stand behind your results; or you can pander and cower in fear from PC political forces.

Men and women are different. Seriously, this is being debated? We're sexually dimorphic, this includes our brains as well. Why is this an issue?

clyph: The Stealth Hippopotamus: Like we care about their brains!

Actually, some of us do.

I've been photographing models for about 4 years now. Some of them have been brilliant, some average, some as dumb as a sack of hammers.

When you interact with incredibly beautiful women on a regular basis, you get inured to their physical charms and really learn to appreciate the value of intelligence. I'd much rather spend several hours in the company of a plain-to-average looking woman who is smart. sane, and has a decent personality than one who is stunning but dumb, stuck up, and as neurotic as a shaved cat.

That's not to say they're mutually exclusive options - every so often you meet a jaw-dropping beauty who's smart, educated, and is a genuinely nice person.

Please tell me you at least got her number.

/have any pics to share of said girls?

Annoyance: Men and women are different. Seriously, this is being debated? We're sexually dimorphic, this includes our brains as well. Why is this an issue?

Because everyone's got an agenda. Say that men and women have different strengths and weaknesses and general psychological characteristics and you justify sex discrimination. Say that men and women are exactly the same and you gratify the equality movement at the expense of science.

Annoyance: Men and women are different. Seriously, this is being debated? We're sexually dimorphic, this includes our brains as well. Why is this an issue?

Because the taken-as-fact-without-evidence statement that men's and women's brains are inherently different is then used to justify all sorts of public policy decisions.

What I'd like to see a study about, is why women who've given birth stop paying attention to their surroundings and just stop anywhere, anytime to look at stuff.

In their cars, in the malls, on the pavement - they just stop and interrupt the flow of traffic without any concern for others or their own safety.
And it's not like the kids have to be with them to distract them from reality.

I've noticed the very same behaviour in my GF after we had our son.

/You can't explain that!

Women's brains are better suited for making me a sammich

Contrabulous Flabtraption: ^
That is one of my all-time favs. I'd murder each and every one of you for 15 minutes with her.

For every beautiful girl in the world, there's at least one guy out there who's tired of farking her.

Theaetetus: But Larry Cahill, a behavioral neurobiologist at the University of California-Irvine, raised the opposite concern: His colleagues are so afraid of being called "neurosexists" that they've refused to study or acknowledge differences.

Oh, STFU, Cahill. Your "research" has been debunked by dozens of peer reviewed articles. The lack of support is because your methodology sucks and your conclusions idiotic, not because everyone's afraid of being called sexist.

I've learned I can't work for a female boss. In my 27 years of working for various people, I've found that females are almost impossible to please, are rarely happy on the job and almost always have a chip on their shoulders. I'm not going to say they feel this or that, but it's been my inference that they feel they have to be meaner than a man to get the same amount of work out of the same crew. I'd never work for another female.

- Just me. Maybe some people get along better with females as their boss. Whatever blows your hair back.

The mirror test is a measure of self-awareness, as animals either posses or lack the ability to recognize themselves in the mirror. For example, if you hold a mirror up to a chimpanzee, he will recognize the the image as a reflection of himself rather than another animal. A kitten, as often seen in internet photos, will perceive the reflection as another animal and will respond with a fight or flight response. Self-awareness is a prerequisite to intelligence as shown by Epstein, Lanza, and Skinner's classic text "I Reflect Therefore I Am."

If you were to place a woman in front of a full length mirror, she would immediately respond with comments such as, "God I look so farking fat. My ass is huge. And look at my double chin." Clearly, she is self-aware, as she recognizes the beast in the mirror as her own hideous reflection. A male on the other hand, regardless of his physical conditioning, will perceive the reflection as another male, such as Chuck Norris or Clark Gable or a young Arnold Schwarzenegger. He will flex his flabby arms while sucking in his paunch and making mean looking facial expressions. Clearly, the male does not recognize the reflection as himself, otherwise he would go to the gym and lose some of that flab.

So, it follows that women are more self-aware then men, and hence, more intelligent.

Girls (only 50% of the population) control 100% of the pussy !

Occupy pussy!

Jack Donovan: What took you so long in the bathroom?

Nancy Donovan: Ah, the usual ladies room nonsense. Girl with boyfriend troubles - someone forgot tampons - everybody's bad at science and math. You know the drill.

Wait, it's not because girls have cooties - it's because they're from Jupiter!

/Obscure? :p

DeRosso: What I'd like to see a study about, is why women who've given birth stop paying attention to their surroundings and just stop anywhere, anytime to look at stuff.

In their cars, in the malls, on the pavement - they just stop and interrupt the flow of traffic without any concern for others or their own safety.
And it's not like the kids have to be with them to distract them from reality.

I've noticed the very same behaviour in my GF after we had our son.

/You can't explain that!

It's especially annoying when you're stuck behind such a creature driving a minivan in a no passing zone.

indarwinsshadow: I've learned I can't work for a female boss. In my 27 years of working for various people, I've found that females are almost impossible to please, are rarely happy on the job and almost always have a chip on their shoulders. I'm not going to say they feel this or that, but it's been my inference that they feel they have to be meaner than a man to get the same amount of work out of the same crew. I'd never work for another female.

If, over 27 years, you find that multiple, unrelated people have the same sort of problems in their interactions with you, then you should probably start looking for the common factor. I suggest about a foot over your bathroom sink.

indarwinsshadow: I've learned I can't work for a female boss. In my 27 years of working for various people, I've found that females are almost impossible to please, are rarely happy on the job and almost always have a chip on their shoulders. I'm not going to say they feel this or that, but it's been my inference that they feel they have to be meaner than a man to get the same amount of work out of the same crew. I'd never work for another female.

- Just me. Maybe some people get along better with females as their boss. Whatever blows your hair back.

My female boss was awesome. Stuck up for her people and got shiat done.

My current boss is a dude and he's pretty cool too, although less involved, more distant.

Forget the scientists; what does Harry Belafonte have to say about all of this?

/that's right

DoochBag: Women's brains are better suited for making me a sammich

/came for this

indarwinsshadow: I've learned I can't work for a female boss. ...

I have a rock that protects me from tigers.

SpectroBoy: Girls (only 50% of the population) control 100% of the pussy !

Occupy pussy!

one of my favorite past times

Well, duh. One is suited for cooking, cleaning and popping out babies and the other is smart.

Bookmarked for epic-ness.

/off to grab some popcorn

Theaetetus: Annoyance: Men and women are different. Seriously, this is being debated? We're sexually dimorphic, this includes our brains as well. Why is this an issue?

Because the taken-as-fact-without-evidence statement that men's and women's brains are inherently different is then used to justify all sorts of public policy decisions.

Which is also problematic when taken in the other direction. If you have a taken-as-fact-without-evidence statement that men's and women's brains are inherently the same, that can also be used to justify all sorts of public policy decisions. Combine it with hostility toward research that might compromise an ideological position, and you've got a whole kettle of fail brewing on the stove.