Men Really Are Smarter Than Women

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Since the beginning of time the battle of the sexes has raged: Who's really smarter, men or women?

Once and for all men can finally claim victory as the brainiest of the genders; unfortunately, they also have to take the blame for being more stupid as well.

A recent study measured the intelligence of more than 2,500 brothers and sisters and found a disproportionate number of men in both the top and the bottom two percentiles of intelligence. So, while there are twice as many clever men as women, there are also twice as many dummies.

The subjects were tested on science, math, English and mechanical abilities and the average of both men and women proved to be virtually identical.

The study was conducted by the University of Edinburgh and one of the authors, Prof. Timothy Bates, believes that the surprising results may be rooted in societal expectations of the genders. While the bar has traditionally been set higher for men, women have been expected to build their lives around the home.

Professor Bates said: "The female developmental programme may be tilted more towards ensuring survival and the safety of the middle ground."

Previous studies have shown that men were more likely to take risks academically, where women were more likely to be steady in their learning.

So, who's really the winner here? While men may laud the fact that they are twice as clever as their counterparts, their cheers may turn to jeers when faced with the fact that they are also twice as stupid.

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[almaty 19]

While men may laud the fact that they are twice as clever as their counterparts..enuff said

[Jasman0717 9]

Nope, not touching this