[Scully]

Elizabeth Hampson of the University of Western Ontario showed that women's performances at certain tasks changed throughout the menstrual cycle as levels of estrogen varied. High levels of the hormone were associated not only with relatively depressed spatial ability but also with enhanced speech and manual skill tasks.

All kidding aside, this is an important finding. Females may be compelled biochemically to seek verbal communication with their mates during early to mid-cycle when estrogen levels are highest.

[PatrickHenry]

Thanks for the ping. It's always pleasant to see scientific corroboration for something we've known all along.

Interestingly, I recall a recent thread on the subject of race, involving the same kind of statistics, but reaching the opposite conclusion -- that there are no races, because notwithstanding the observed differences, there are also wide disparities within each group. Funny what you can do with statistics.