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10. Check the Data: It’s a Man’s World

The Freakonomics Radio Book Club

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What Is the Standard Male?

We think of a male as standard. The term that i use for this is reference man. And since you mention standard sie here, let's talk a little bit about what that means and what the standard male actually is. I came across reference man when i was ding a paper on acceptable levels of radiation for humans. It turns out atchy that safelevels of radiation for men and women are not the same.

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