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Humans Hard-wired for Geometry

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the pythagoras-notwithstanding dept.

hcg50a writes "An article on MSNBC reports that, according to a new study, even if you never learned the difference between a triangle, a rectangle and a trapezoid, and you never used a ruler, a compass or a map, you would still do well on some basic geometry tests, because we are hard-wired for geometry, rather than learning it from teachers or cultural influences."

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  1. Explains a lot by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 0, Troll

    It certainly explains why politicions and RIAA executives look lost most of the time.

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    liqbase :: faster than paper
  2. Mom see I'm a scientist by Stan+Vassilev · · Score: 0, Troll

    There are two popular studies. One is that multitasking makes you stupid:

    http://www.clarkeching.com/2004/12/multitasking_is .html
    http://www.sauria.com/blog/misc/103

    Also we have all the studies that women are better at multitasking.
    So I just added 2 and 2 there...