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To: jbe who wrote (44686)	7/9/1999 12:05:00 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108807

Kwoledge can always be abused- that is all I make of that. I still think we should do research on all these areas- racial differences, sex differences- at the moment researchers are afraid to delve into these areas- especially racial differences.

To: jbe who wrote (44686)	7/9/1999 5:29:00 PM
From: Tom Clarke	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108807

Wasn't there some research done a few years ago that concluded that the corpus callosal ridge in women is wider than in men? I don't recall the specifics, but the researchers said this extra width allowed women to use both hemispheres in the brain simultaneously while men could only use one hemisphere at a time. Or, to be more accurate, the neural firing between hemispheres in women's brains can go in both directions simultaneously, while in men the firing only goes in one direction. The researchers claimed this may explain women's greater cognitive sensitivity, or "women's intuition." Interestingly, the researchers said that many gay men also have a wider corpus callosum. I wish I could cite the article, but I read that over ten years ago.

To: jbe who wrote (44686)	7/10/1999 9:12:00 PM
From: Grainne	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

<<Finally, let's look at what happens when we start generalizing about race. On IQ tests, for example, it is unquestionably the case that Orientals tend to do consistently better on the spatial sections.>> Joan, I believe they now prefer to be referred to as Asians, rather than Orientals. I know that in San Francisco, this is certainly the case.

To: jbe who wrote (44686)	7/12/1999 10:21:00 AM
From: nihil	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108807

"On IQ tests, for example, it is unquestionably the case that Orientals tend to do consistently better on the spatial sections. Aptitude tests also show them to be consistently superior at abstract mathematical tasks." Nothing here is clear. Tests in various languages are difficult to compare. There is a steady uptrend in IQ scores over time. Many Chinese have higher than expected overall scores, as do many Japanese. It is by no mens establsihed that appropriately random samples have been tested. It is also well known that repetition of tests and special training can improve scores by at least 1/2 sigma. I always ask my classes (most of whom are Asian or Asian-American) if they know they IQ's. Almost no one does. I then tell them if anyone else asks them if they know what their IQ's are they can say a professor told them that their IQ was 2-3 standard deviations above the mean.