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clipper's remarks: I wonder who uses these map and for what. I am trying to write a smart ass comment but couldn't . I am confused.

Clip Source: maps.grida.no

Skin colour map (indigenous people). The twin role played by the skin – protection from excessive UV radiation and absorption of enough sunlight to trigger the production of vitamin D – means that people living in the lower latitudes, close to the Equator, with intense UV radiation, have developed darker skin to protect them from the damaging effects of UV radiation. In contrast, those living in the higher latitudes, closer to the Poles, have developed fair skin to maximize vitamin D production.

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Are men smarter than women?

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 04:28:30 GMT

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clipper's remarks: So women have a self-esteem problem?
I'm not advocating for self-esteem training and therapy. I think that many of the self-help gurus argue incorrectly that improved self-esteem increases performance. Helping people to perform better increases their self esteem. Giving a kind of carte blanche to self-esteem isn't a good idea in my mind. Rather, I think it should be that increased performance and feedback on the causes of that performance, ability or effort raises self-esteem. As I said, in primary and secondary schools, girls are outperforming boys. And where appropriate, their self-beliefs, hopefully, are increasing.

Clip Source: www.newsweek.com

A British researcher reports that the male ego is often larger than his actual IQ

Are men smarter than women? No. But they sure think they are. An analysis of some 30 studies by British researcher , a professor of psychology at University College London, shows that men and women are fairly equal overall in terms of IQ. But women, it seems, underestimate their own candlepower (and that of women in general), while men overestimate theirs.

Universally, men tend to score higher on certain specialized skills, such as spatial awareness. In the real world, that means they might be better at reading maps or navigating. Women score higher in terms of language development and emotional intelligence

So do most men think they're Albert Einstein?

There certainly is a greater male ego. It's what we call the male hubris and female humility effect

Do women tend to think that men are smarter than they are?

Surprisingly, [both] men and women perceive men being smarter across generations

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