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Harvard Pres Says Females Naturally Bad at Math
Man_Holmes writes "Harvard president says that women lack natural ability in math and science and this explains why fewer women succeed in math and science.
Lawrence H. Summers later said that he was discussing hypotheses based on scholarly work and that it did not necessarily represent his private views."
Why shouldn't you buy a woman a watch?
There's a clock on the stove! ba-dum-kssh
Now we just need them to study why they are so bad at driving too! ;)
... Math is hard ;-)
If someone got up on stage and claimed that men were innately bad at having babies.
It would be an ugly, ugly scene.
On other news today:
Harvard Presidents compete in IQ with American Presidents!
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The difference between truth and fiction is that fiction has to be plausible.
Being an economist, he wouldn't even know what real science is. What he practices is a pseudo-science, at best.
STFU about slashdot bias.
Wife: "Honey, you know women are bad at math..."
The NSA: The only part of the US government that actually listens.
I'm sure the female slashdot member will be upset by such a statement.
There's no way men can be smarter then women in any area. Look at all these men in tv ads that can't even do anything and need the help of those smarter, more mature female version of ourselves.
Sometimes I wonder how I manage to dress myself in the morning and get to work, since my chromosomes make me so dumb.
It doesn't matter if you have facts to back up an assertion like that, you're still going to pay a price in suffering that makes it far better to just shut the hell up.
Married life teaches this very lesson.
-kgj
-kgj
From Family Guy:
Lois: I guarantee you a man made that commercial.
Peter: Of course a man made it. It's a commercial Lois, not a delicious thanksgiving dinner.
Friend of the Wise, Brother of the Brave.
Now seriously, let's be fair. While women may be naturally bad at math, there are other things they are good at, like semiconductor physics.
Sincerely,
Pan Tarhei Hosé, PhD.
"Homo sum et cogito ergo odi profanum vulgus et libido."
(cough)
Does anybody else see the irony here?
Actually, I was trying to be Insightful, not Funny.
"Let's not forget that people used to say that women couldn't drive an automobile."
Well, a long time ago, driving an automobile required a certain physical strength a lot of women didn't have. Starting the engine required using a crank, for one. That's the big one I'm not even sure I have the strength for. Manual steering was another hurdle.
Of course, things like electric starters and power steering have made driving a much less physical exercise. Biometric driver authentication is peeking is head out now, which means no more wrist-wrenching to start the car. And drive-by-wire is only a few years away. Pretty soon, the toughest part of driving will be opening the door.
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The real problem here is that even if you could prove this scientifically, we women would never be able to understand or analyze the data. Somebody buy me something shiny...pretty please?
Married life teaches this very lesson.
-kgj
Kevin,
Is that you? You're gonna WISH you had just shut up when you get home. You can sleep on the couch again tonight!
- Your wife
I've read the story on the BBC News web site and now I've read it here. That means at least three sites are questioning my ability at math.
Marry me.
male, 22, proud owner of a Senseo Coffee maker, and I make a mean omelette. Willing to move on a whim, stay home with the kids, whilst you 'bring home the bacon'. i know how to iron, clean, and my World of Warcraft character can cook like the dickens. heck, i'll even throw in here that i'm an aspiring writer, philosopher, and telecommunication mogul. but thats neither here nor there. Marry me.
---Excuse the bad English, I'm American---
Everyone knows that only women can do the multiplying!
"One thing I have noticed over the years, is that when anyone says something "controversial" people get in an uproar.
Ahh, so you have discovered the definition of "controversial."
Oh yes, I see. Very cunning.
What a fantastic way to find the female geeks here at Slashdot.
Force them to disclose themselves by defensive comments.
Very sly.
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First and foremost, economists are bad at economics. This is irrefutable fact.
My only political goal is to see to it that no political party achieves its goals.
My wife has been in at least 12 accidents since she started driving at age 26. She is currently 36. All of these accidents were her fault. She has received at least 8 tickets that I know about. Some of these were for causing an accident. She also had her car towed once for parking it in a totally insane place. She's been pulled over for suspected drunk driving many times (she is always cold sober) because she wobbles all over the road. She also changes lanes without checking.
I have been in 3 accidents since starting to drive at age 16. I am currently 33. None of these accidents were my fault (twice rear-ended on the freeway and one broadsided by someone who ran a stop sign.) I have had four traffic tickets in the past 15 years. In my opinion, these were in places where the town purposely changed the speed limit erratically to generate revenue.
All my tickets were for speeding whereas very few of my wife's tickets were for speeding - mostly they were for reckless driving.
Guess who has the lower insurance rate (and always has had a lower rate)? My wife. Not two weeks ago, she crashed the side of her car into a poll while parking. Since the cost to repair the car is in excess of $3,000, we're turning this into the insurance company. I still have to pay the deductable. (My wife has never been able to hold a job.) So, the insurance company told us that this would not affect our rates. Then, they even gave her a *good driver* discount.
Do I get a good driver discount? Of course not, I'm a male.
Then, she got another letter from an insurance company that was dripping with praise about what a great driver she is and that they would like to have her as a customer. This was a few days ago. Arrrgggg!!!
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