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(Ep 117: Heat, Work, Universality and Exams)

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Is There a Difference Between Male and Female Brains?

There are some aggregate differences between male and female brains. This is considered uncontroversial by neuro scientists, but unspeakable by politicians. Brains are the wrong level of analysis - they're the hardware. We are minds the software, which is universal. More males do physics, but not because their brains have a structure. That's a red herring. Icutests might very well measure for some substantial number of people who tak the tests interest in responding accurately to i c test questions. The exam does not capture their intelligenceat it's capturing their interest in performing well in the test. It's science in form only.

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