I'm so smart, I can
pick my own brain!
Posted on 09/08/2006 5:29:18 PM PDT by fanfan
A recent study proves it is "very likely" that the reason women have difficulty rising to the top in their careers is because they are less intelligent than men, according to controversial University of Western Ontario psychologist J. Philippe Rushton.
The professor -- criticized for claiming whites are intellectually superior to blacks, and that higher AIDS rates in Africa are due to a more insatiable sexual appetite in the black community -- believes the "glass ceiling" phenomenon is probably due to innate ability rather than discrimination.
"We have to find the truth about the normal distribution in society," said the professor, whose study is published in the September issue of the academic journal Intelligence. "It's not right to simply say, 'it must be discrimination and don't dare say anything else.' One should really look at the facts."
Rushton co-authored a study that analyzed 100,000 scholastic aptitude tests (SATs) written by American teens, age 17 and 18. Researchers focused on the general intelligence factor -- which relates to how quickly an individual can grasp a concept and is widely considered the most crucial ingredient for high IQ scores -- and discovered males scored the equivalent of 3.63 IQ points greater than their female counterparts.
Rushton, who was surprised by the findings, said the results reinforce similar studies carried out by Richard Lynn at the University of Ulster, in Northern Ireland, and Helmut Nyborg at Aarhus University in Denmark.
"We still have to be cautious, but it's difficult to believe this is wrong. But it would very nice to be confirmed by additional teams before we can be 100 per cent certain."
Rushton said the male-female differences were present at every socio-economic level and across several ethnic groups.
It's only in late adolescence that the IQ advantage becomes apparent, he said, which he attributes to the difference in early maturity levels.
"It looks like up until late adolescence, the females have the advantage over males because they mature faster, which masks the underlying difference."
For the last century, the consensus among scientists has been that there is no difference in intelligence levels between the sexes, other than perhaps men's and women's respective strengths in spatial and verbal functions.
HEAVIER BRAINS
While the bulk of Rushton's work has pertained to race differences, he also published a study in 1992 with zoologist Davison Ankney that claimed men's brains weighed, on average, 100 grams more than women's.
Rushton said he knows his findings are unpopular, but believes it's important to find the "truth" about our natures.
"I know many people would like to believe things are different but, when you look at the data, it just doesn't seem to be that way."
Rushton's past race claims about Asians being more intelligent than whites, and whites more intelligent than blacks, have drawn criticism from both within and outside the scientific community. In 1989, environmentalist-broadcaster David Suzuki was so outraged by the race claims that he challenged the psychologist to a public debate, which was held at the University of Western campus. Former Ontario premier David Peterson once said he would have Rushton fired if he had the power to do so.
Hey, waittaminute! I'm the usual Scrabble winner in our family. (And I'm the one still waiting for the Christmas/Birthday present above all others -- an Oxford English Dictionary! On CD-ROM, please...)
"Very likely" as Rushton uses the term is as close to "the facts" as one gets.
Good.
;-)
I think it depends on how you define intelligence. Men and women do tend to process information in different ways. It's my belief that men do have a greter capacity to process data and extrapolate from it however women have a greater capacity to process emotion and extrapolate from it.
Does that make women stupid? Hardly. It means their brains process information with a greater nuance for emotion and feeling than men which is useful for the tasks they are often given (child-raising, teaching, nursing, etc.) while men process information with more indifference which is useful for some of the tasks they are often given (science, medicine, engineering, etc.).
To say one or the other is "more intelligent" is oversimplifying. And, of course, I am speaking in generalities here. Not all women nor all men process information alike or process information with or without emotion.
ROFLOL!
Wait 'til he gets home and the old lady gets a piece of him. If he's smart, he won't go home.
"Women multitask better, (try to beat them at Scrabble!), but as most jobs are single goal oriented it makes men look better."
All of the champions and runners up are men (I looked up the foreign names)
World Scrabble Champions and Runners-up
1991, London: Peter Morris (USA) bt Brian Cappelletto (USA)
1993, New York: Mark Nyman (UK) bt Joel Wapnick (Canada)
1995, London: David Boys (Canada) bt Joel Sherman (USA)
1997, Washington, D.C.: Joel Sherman (USA) bt Matt Graham (USA)
1999, Melbourne: Joel Wapnick (Canada) bt Mark Nyman (England)
2001, Las Vegas: Brian Cappelletto (USA) bt Joel Wapnick (Canada)
2003, Kuala Lumpur: Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand) bt Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand)
2005, London: Adam Logan (Canada) bt Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand)
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Scrabble_Championship"
Category: World Scrabble Championships
LOL!
Maybe they are brains. I'll be able to tell after a long and thorough examination.
"some no brains at all."
Most of them are in California : )
How come de chicks end up with all the money?
: )
Chicks end up with all the money because they work hard and lay egg after egg, day in and day out, while the roosters strut and crow.
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