Conservatards crying, losing hoap!!
https://gowers.wordpress.com/2018/09/09/has-an-uncomfortable-truth-been-suppressed/
Tim Gowers: that retracted math paper on gender differences is CRAP
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^ wow gowers is weak here. Very weak. For instance:
When applied to humans, this model is ludicrously implausible. While it is true that some males have trouble finding a mate, the idea that some huge percentage of males are simply not desirable enough (as we shall see, the paper requires this percentage to be over 50) to have a chance of reproducing bears no relation to the world as we know it.
lol yes it does.
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^ wow gowers is weak here. Very weak. For instance:
When applied to humans, this model is ludicrously implausible. While it is true that some males have trouble finding a mate, the idea that some huge percentage of males are simply not desirable enough (as we shall see, the paper requires this percentage to be over 50) to have a chance of reproducing bears no relation to the world as we know it.
lol yes it does.
Selection bias, my dear virgin friend.
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^ wow gowers is weak here. Very weak. For instance:
When applied to humans, this model is ludicrously implausible. While it is true that some males have trouble finding a mate, the idea that some huge percentage of males are simply not desirable enough (as we shall see, the paper requires this percentage to be over 50) to have a chance of reproducing bears no relation to the world as we know it.
lol yes it does.
don't expect a mathematician to know much about human sexuality. lol
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LOL this is pure fantasy. This guy is a libb*tard.
A second reason to be sceptical of the theory is that it depends on the idea that how good one is at mathematics is a question of raw brainpower. But that is a damaging myth that puts many people off doing mathematics who could have enjoyed it and thrived at it. I have often come across students who astound me with their ability to solve problems far more quickly than I can, (not all of them male). Some of them go on to be extremely successful mathematicians, but not all. And some who seem quite ordinary go on to do extraordinary things later on. It is clear that while an unusual level of raw brainpower, whatever that might be, often helps, it is far from necessary and far from sufficient for becoming a successful mathematician: it is part of a mix that includes dedication, hard work, enthusiasm, and often a big slice of luck. And as one gains in experience, one gains in brainpower — not raw any more, but who cares whether it is hardware or software? So even if it turned out that the genetic variability hypothesis was correct and could be applied to something called raw mathematical brainpower, a conclusion that would be very hard to establish convincingly (it’s certainly not enough to point out that males find it easier to visualize rotating 3D objects in their heads), that still wouldn’t imply that it is pointless to try to correct the underrepresentation of women amongst the higher ranks of mathematicians. When I was a child, almost all doctors and lawyers were men, and during my lifetime I have seen that change completely. The gender imbalance amongst mathematicians has changed more slowly, but there is no reason in principle that the pace couldn’t pick up substantially. I hope to live to see that happen.
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Doesn't the UK have a problem with too many women in the medical profession? It's all affirmative action and they're paying the price for it. Plus, these are professions not scientific positions. You don't need to be a math genius to become a doctor. The biggest hurdle is getting admission and AA has played a huge part in that regard.
Totally weak comeback from this esteemed mathematician who seems to be ignoring logic and reason and just blurting out dumb leftist talking points. very disappointed.
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"But in this case, instead of throwing up our hands and saying that we can’t fight against biology, we will say that we should do everything we can to compensate for and eventually get rid of the disadvantages experienced by women."
-- So this turd claims that even if biology has an effect, "we" need to eliminate its effect. So basically "we" need to make Basketball easier for shortees, racing easier for slowees, lifting easier for weakees. It is just the essence of equal opportunity, and a great society, a whole new world, etc..
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https://academic.oup.com/cercor/article/28/8/2959/4996558
Sex Differences in the Adult Human Brain: Evidence from 5216 UK Biobank Participants
Sex differences in the human brain are of interest for many reasons: for example, there are sex differences in the observed prevalence of psychiatric disorders and in some psychological traits that brain differences might help to explain. We report the largest single-sample study of structural and functional sex differences in the human brain (2750 female, 2466 male participants; mean age 61.7 years, range 44–77 years). Males had higher raw volumes, raw surface areas, and white matter fractional anisotropy; females had higher raw cortical thickness and higher white matter tract complexity. There was considerable distributional overlap between the sexes. Subregional differences were not fully attributable to differences in total volume, total surface area, mean cortical thickness, or height. There was generally greater male variance across the raw structural measures. Functional connectome organization showed stronger connectivity for males in unimodal sensorimotor cortices, and stronger connectivity for females in the default mode network. This large-scale study provides a foundation for attempts to understand the causes and consequences of sex differences in adult brain structure and function.
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There is more to sex differences than averages: there are physical and psychological traits that tend to be more variable in males than females. The best-studied human phenotype in this context has been cognitive ability: almost universally, studies have found that males show greater variance in this trait (Deary et al. 2007a; Johnson et al. 2008; Lakin 2013; though see Iliescu et al. 2016). This has also been found for academic achievement test results (themselves a potential consequence of cognitive differences, which are known to predict later educational achievement; Deary et al. 2007b; Machin and Pekkarinen 2008; Lehre et al. 2009a, 2009b), other psychological characteristics such as personality (Borkenau et al. 2013), and a range of physical traits such as athletic performance (Olds et al. 2006), and both birth and adult weight (Lehre et al. 2009a). To our knowledge, only two prior studies have explicitly examined sex differences in the variability of brain structure (Wierenga et al. 2017; Lange et al. 1997), and no studies have done so in individuals older than 20 years. Here, we addressed this gap in the literature by testing the “greater male variability” hypothesis in the adult brain.
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Doesn't the UK have a problem with too many women in the medical profession? It's all affirmative action and they're paying the price for it. Plus, these are professions not scientific positions. You don't need to be a math genius to become a doctor. The biggest hurdle is getting admission and AA has played a huge part in that regard.
Totally weak comeback from this esteemed mathematician who seems to be ignoring logic and reason and just blurting out dumb leftist talking points. very disappointed.Nice try but AA is illegal in the UK. Try instead, women getting better grades in the sixth form.