As with everything, it's probably not reducible to genes v. environment. There's probably a genetic basis for whether or not an environmental factor can stimulate one gender preference or another.
Typical Americans, at most, only care enough to ask "Could this happen to us in America?"
...And to say sensitive things like
"To The People Of Islam:
Just think: If we'd invaded your countries, killed your leaders and converted you to Christianity YOU'D ALL BE OPENING CHRISTMAS PRESENTS RIGHT ABOUT NOW!
Merry Christmas"
That's Ann Coulter for ya, folks. Thankfully she only speaks for half of America... at most
Wouldn't it be convenient if your birthday, Christmas, and the Fourth of July--not to mention most other major holidays--all fell on the same day of the week, year after year?
The sorry part is how the President has reacted to the disagreement of a minority of scientists. This has far-reaching implications for how political bodies will act on treaties designed to stem the possibility of damage to your lungs. Hardly a random quote.
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Some chick I knew once wondered aloud "what's the difference between a cutie and a hottie?" Well...
The shape of a human jawbone is related to the amount of testosterone present during certain phases of development. Guys who have higher levels of testosterone turn out with square jaws and guys with lower levels turn out with rounder jaws.
Also, guys with higher testosterone levels are more likely to cheat on their sex partners, so from women's perspectives, over the course of evolutionary time natural selection taught women to view guys like this (unconsciously anyway) as better for short-term relationships (since they were unlikely to stay around), thus making them hotties.
On the other hand, guys with rounder jaws / lower testosterone were less likely to cheat on their partners, thus making them better-suited for long-term relationships, thus making them cuties.
Like biology is chemistry: at a level where mass interactions of chemicals occur, biology exhibits emergent properties, yes; but anywhere below that level and it's all chemistry.
Every social convention (and there are lots that are cross-cultural, or if you will, 'species-typical') can be demonstrated to have been involved in helping humans solve survival/reproduction problems faced on the savannahs of eastern africa.
Okay, maybe we can't demonstrate them all today, but it's gonna happen eventually. Trust, yo.
While I agree with and enjoyed the premise of the parent post (being a fan of pop- and serious-science endeavors involving evolutionary psychology, of which "The Moral Animal" and "The Adapted Mind" were earlier explanations of the same phenoms discussed in Cresswell"'s book)...
I have to point out that a typical heterosexist slant exists in a lot of these studies. What about the LESBIANS?!
A universe of numbers that represents the global economy, millions of humans hands at work, billions of minds, a vast network, screaming with life - an orgasm. A natural orgasm.
How dare you suggest that males and females are in any way unequal?!
Kidding. Gender segregation in public schools (puberty onward) could be successful. I don't think students of either gender are intimidated or need more structure, but I certainly think that they're distracted by the opposite gender (except for 10% of course.)
That said, if there were gender separation there should also be planned social situations... let's face it, high school as it is now is a social sphere and not an educational one. Teenagers are going to drink and hump anyway, we might as well give them outlets to do it in besides their trig class.
Having R-part-of-TFA, check the quotes from the researchers:
People are still getting MP3s and putting them on hard drives but are deleting them at a rate faster than they're acquiring them. From 82% of people's collections (who were studied) to 73%. Because they're deleted at a faster rate, is the implication that they're less popular? Losing that 10% market share to iTunes et al means users like them less? or is it that people are just downloading more from the new systems and deleting mp3s more rapidly. The research doesn't seem to be able to show a causal link between the two changes...
And along with the misleading headline, the article sounds like we have the voice of an industry giant (CNet) declaring that a trend is over... because they've spoken on the issue. Kind of like how skirts of a certain length can be Done To Death because Anna Wintour says they are.
I've got flu today, so my logic might be flawed. Plus I'm thinking about skirt lengths? I shouldn't be here today.
"...The course of history shows that as a government grows, liberty decreases." That is, until fags want to get married. THEN the conservatives LOVE to have the government intervene...
Lessons learned: PR people don't know anything about mathematics and radioactivity.
I'm sure PR people all took basic high school algebra and physics too. (Yes Slashdot, usually you do need an undergrad degree to be able to write PR fluff. and you need basic math to get into college.) I'd say the lesson learned is that PR people don't know how to ask scientists about mathematics and radioactivity, and that they have a bias for presenting best-possible scenarios.
Likewise, scientists don't necessarily know how to indicate to PR people that the lowest/shortest possible time frame isn't necessarily the one you should include in the media announcement if you want an accurate representation... which is PR poision anyway. These are commercials you're reading, not accurate estimations.
Everyone knows by now that the Emperor is actually...
ZELL MILLER! - one of those *old*-school Southern "democrats." You'll remember him from his meltdown at the Republican National Convention and from one of the interviews afterward...
Yeah, as soon as Microsoft's Natural Language Group and Google jointly create that Star Trek computer that understands English even when you're yodeling to your dog... then we'll get that auto techsupport that's as good as well-trained humans. Oh wait, that was supposed to have happened in 1997...
(*obligatory HAL reference:) Sorry, luser, I can't open the port you requested...
Ten bucks says Mac User also drives a Volkswagen, wears Diesel shoes, claims to have shopped at a thrift store, and is secretly ashamed that s/he only got into a state college.
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As with everything, it's probably not reducible to genes v. environment. There's probably a genetic basis for whether or not an environmental factor can stimulate one gender preference or another.
I don't, actually. I believe that they will eat me alive if I give them back their candy.
I'd love to know which brand of USB-neural-interface YOU're using, Mr. Near Futureware.
"To The People Of Islam:
Just think: If we'd invaded your countries, killed your leaders and converted you to Christianity YOU'D ALL BE OPENING CHRISTMAS PRESENTS RIGHT ABOUT NOW!
Merry Christmas"
That's Ann Coulter for ya, folks. Thankfully she only speaks for half of America... at most
Wouldn't it be convenient if your birthday, Christmas, and the Fourth of July--not to mention most other major holidays--all fell on the same day of the week, year after year?
365-day week, duh.
The sorry part is how the President has reacted to the disagreement of a minority of scientists. This has far-reaching implications for how political bodies will act on treaties designed to stem the possibility of damage to your lungs. Hardly a random quote.
Some chick I knew once wondered aloud "what's the difference between a cutie and a hottie?" Well...
The shape of a human jawbone is related to the amount of testosterone present during certain phases of development. Guys who have higher levels of testosterone turn out with square jaws and guys with lower levels turn out with rounder jaws.
Also, guys with higher testosterone levels are more likely to cheat on their sex partners, so from women's perspectives, over the course of evolutionary time natural selection taught women to view guys like this (unconsciously anyway) as better for short-term relationships (since they were unlikely to stay around), thus making them hotties.
On the other hand, guys with rounder jaws / lower testosterone were less likely to cheat on their partners, thus making them better-suited for long-term relationships, thus making them cuties.
Like biology is chemistry: at a level where mass interactions of chemicals occur, biology exhibits emergent properties, yes; but anywhere below that level and it's all chemistry.
Every social convention (and there are lots that are cross-cultural, or if you will, 'species-typical') can be demonstrated to have been involved in helping humans solve survival/reproduction problems faced on the savannahs of eastern africa.
Okay, maybe we can't demonstrate them all today, but it's gonna happen eventually. Trust, yo.
While I agree with and enjoyed the premise of the parent post (being a fan of pop- and serious-science endeavors involving evolutionary psychology, of which "The Moral Animal" and "The Adapted Mind" were earlier explanations of the same phenoms discussed in Cresswell"'s book)
I have to point out that a typical heterosexist slant exists in a lot of these studies. What about the LESBIANS?!
A universe of numbers that represents the global economy, millions of humans hands at work, billions of minds, a vast network, screaming with life - an orgasm. A natural orgasm.
Kidding. Gender segregation in public schools (puberty onward) could be successful. I don't think students of either gender are intimidated or need more structure, but I certainly think that they're distracted by the opposite gender (except for 10% of course.)
That said, if there were gender separation there should also be planned social situations... let's face it, high school as it is now is a social sphere and not an educational one. Teenagers are going to drink and hump anyway, we might as well give them outlets to do it in besides their trig class.
People are still getting MP3s and putting them on hard drives but are deleting them at a rate faster than they're acquiring them. From 82% of people's collections (who were studied) to 73%. Because they're deleted at a faster rate, is the implication that they're less popular? Losing that 10% market share to iTunes et al means users like them less? or is it that people are just downloading more from the new systems and deleting mp3s more rapidly. The research doesn't seem to be able to show a causal link between the two changes...
And along with the misleading headline, the article sounds like we have the voice of an industry giant (CNet) declaring that a trend is over... because they've spoken on the issue. Kind of like how skirts of a certain length can be Done To Death because Anna Wintour says they are.
I've got flu today, so my logic might be flawed. Plus I'm thinking about skirt lengths? I shouldn't be here today.
"...The course of history shows that as a government grows, liberty decreases." That is, until fags want to get married. THEN the conservatives LOVE to have the government intervene...
Lesson 2: Pundits on
But at least with pundits who have direct relationships to the product, you know exactly why they're lying...
Lessons learned: PR people don't know anything about mathematics and radioactivity.
I'm sure PR people all took basic high school algebra and physics too. (Yes Slashdot, usually you do need an undergrad degree to be able to write PR fluff. and you need basic math to get into college.) I'd say the lesson learned is that PR people don't know how to ask scientists about mathematics and radioactivity, and that they have a bias for presenting best-possible scenarios.
Likewise, scientists don't necessarily know how to indicate to PR people that the lowest/shortest possible time frame isn't necessarily the one you should include in the media announcement if you want an accurate representation... which is PR poision anyway. These are commercials you're reading, not accurate estimations.
augh! I searched the page for this joke so I wouldn't repeat it, but I should have known someone would be me to it.
"Some days, kids, the software here doesn't work at all. We call those days WEEKDAYS."
(orig. quote from [Patty|Selma])
Everyone knows by now that the Emperor is actually... ZELL MILLER! - one of those *old*-school Southern "democrats." You'll remember him from his meltdown at the Republican National Convention and from one of the interviews afterward...
That said, my reading is far, far better than my speaking...
Yeah, as soon as Microsoft's Natural Language Group and Google jointly create that Star Trek computer that understands English even when you're yodeling to your dog... then we'll get that auto techsupport that's as good as well-trained humans. Oh wait, that was supposed to have happened in 1997...
(*obligatory HAL reference:) Sorry, luser, I can't open the port you requested...
on that common-denominator-humor option: I'm glad to see that the Human Rights Commission is finally taking an interest in ... oh, nevermind.
Kidding! Cmon, I don't date internet sluts.
Ten bucks says Mac User also drives a Volkswagen, wears Diesel shoes, claims to have shopped at a thrift store, and is secretly ashamed that s/he only got into a state college.
Well: men have two brains to think with, but only enough blood to use one at a time.
nyah, nyah, nyah!