Sex and stupidity

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Sex and stupidity

By Marc Wilson In Psychology

What fun the headline-writers had: “Proof that stupidity is a man’s best end” and “Study supports ‘male idiot theory’”. Apparently, men are idiots. As if anyone who’s seen Nitro Circus or watched Jackass or The Dudesons didn’t already know.

The headlines were not inspired by some new Johnny Knoxville stunt, though, but followed the publication of a scientific paper. The Christmas edition of the British Medical Journal included the article “The Darwin Awards: Sex differences in idiotic behaviour”, authored by a group of medical specialists. ...

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