Re: Why Men Are Better Than Women in Science and Math

From: howldog (lifeisgood_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 01/24/05 

Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 13:49:36 -0500

On 24 Jan 2005 06:30:52 -0800, sorry_no_email@yahoo.com wrote:

>The fact that men have more insulation (or white matter) around their
>brain neurons means there are less "short-ciruits" when forming
>thoughts. This enables them to pursue a train of thought in more
>depth, and thus explains their advantage in science and math.

possibly also allows men to continue to focus on the game on tv and
tune out any sort of annoying nag about draperies, garbage, home
repairs, shopping, etc

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