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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (69672)	12/15/2010 3:45:28 PM
From: Cogito Ergo Sum	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217882

though not a map ROTFLAMO... it is always the men that will drive around in circles for hours... not ask for directions.. rather than admit they do not know their a$$ from their elbow,... and ignore the map :O) My wife's uncle used to give us directions by landmark.. Turn left at the sleeping cow near the elm tree.. I insisted my kids know NSEW .. left and right are subjective :O) I will agree however that on balance women's talents appear different.. but it is not an absolute... to wit.. en.wikipedia.org .. less chimpoid behaviour will show more of same.. seems both sides are essential but there is crossover... and likely much more crossover as chimpoid clannish cultural norms are excised :O) My daughter is not only smart and talented.. but physically she can kick ass :O) Really... it's the kickboxing and all the sports I made her do...

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (69672)	12/15/2010 10:13:36 PM
From: Ilaine	9 Recommendations Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 217882

I can't do math so won't argue with you there but can read a map very well. In fact, I collect maps, and find it not just enjoyable but necessary to my sense of well-being to orient myself using them, reading them, poring over them. I collect US Geological Survey maps. What fascinates me the most is the geology of the area, which tends to explain why human development happened where it happened. For example, by looking at old maps and geological maps one can understand that a road is where it is because it's on a natural ridge. Animals used it for migration, early humans used the same trail, and today, it's a major road. On the eastern seaboard of the US, for example, Route 1 and later Interstate 95, the major travel route from Maine to Florida, follows from New Jersey to North Carolina a geological line called the Fall Line, where hard Paleozoic metamorphic rocks of the Appalachian Piedmont to the west transition to the softer, gently dipping Mesozoic and Tertiary sedimentary rocks of the Coastal Plain. Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Fredericksburg and Richmond are all situated at the Fall Line. When driving on Interstate 95, as we cross a bridge over a river that spans the Fall Line, I like to point this out to my children (male) and husband (male) and say, "look at those rocks! look at that waterfall! that's the Fall Line!" Always the bridge crosses at the Fall Line, and one can see the rocks and the waterfall and the clear boundaries between geological zones. The bridge is there because the early settlements were there. The early settlements were there because the Native Americans who lived above the Fall Line were from completely different tribes, not related genealogically, who had different ecological niches (above the Fall Line, hunters of mammals, below the Fall Line, fishers). The early European settlers traded between the two ethnological groups. It explains so much about early American history, but they don't seem to be interested at all. I am interested in history, and find it very instructive to visit historical sites with maps, which clarifies what happened and why. Geology and geography explain so much. I orient myself in place and they do not. I imagine that being able to orient oneself in place is essential for being a good gatherer. But they are very good at math.

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (69672)	12/15/2010 10:49:33 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217882

some of my best friends are women. All my best friends are women.. Men are my competition,.. ;0) Hawk@alphamale.com

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (69672)	12/16/2010 11:45:36 AM
From: Metacomet	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217882

Can't really recommend this post, but I sure as hell enjoyed reading it. Some terrific insights, with maybe some not quite as valid conclusions...

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (69672)	12/17/2010 9:43:16 AM
From: Lane3	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217882

Let me start by admitting that I skimmed the first of your links and skipped the rest. I'll just address your presentation of your hypothesis. Your post, as usual, is an entertaining read. Having sifted through it all I came up with two points that seem to capture its essence. The reason that women didn't and still don't invent things is that their brains are not intended for that and By the time serious maths and science are being taught, women have long since had a fully grown brain. Re the first, that women's brains may be intended for eugenics and used for polishing fingernails does not exclude their capacity for other things. That said capacity may not be fully demonstrated does not mean that it doesn't exist. It may not, but you have not so demonstrated. Re the latter, now that's intriguing. But no matter what you do, you can't make female brains take longer to develop which is the underlying problem. But you can teach math and science earlier, can you not? That would be the way to prove or disprove the hypothesis.