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In a paper to be published in a leading research journal, one of Britain’s most outspoken academics will argue that men have larger brains and higher IQs than women, to such an extent that they are better suited to “tasks of high complexityâ€.Richard Lynn, emeritus professor of psychology at Ulster University, who has caused outrage in the past with claims that white people are more intelligent than blacks and that criminal traits are genetic, will publish the work with Paul Irwing, senior lecturer in organisational psychology at Manchester University.The study, due to be published in the British Journal of Psychology in November, concluded that men not only have larger brains but also higher IQs, on average by about 5 points, than women....Dr Irwing said that she had initially been reluctant to take part in the study arguing that she would have personally preferred not to have discovered that men had a biological advantage.“I came from a perspective that I would like to believe that all people, whether men or women, were equal in potential achievement,†she said.(This is by a female who is reluctant to slight other females, but due to testosterone, certain areas that involve mathematical skills are larger. Thats why they say that males tend to be better at mathematics on average, and females are better at other things.)=====================================================The University of Western Ontario psychologist reached his conclusion after scrutinising the results of university aptitude tests taken by 100,000 students aged 17 and 18 of both sexes.A focus on a factors such as the ability to quickly grasp a complex concept, verbal reasoning skills and creativity - some of they key ingredients of intelligence - revealed the male teenagers had IQs that were an average of 3.63 points higher. The average person has an IQ of around 100.The findings, which held true for all classes and levels of parental education, overturn a 100 year consensus that men and women average the same in general mental ability. They also conflict with evidence that girls do better in school exams than boys.But Prof Rushton, who was born in Bournemouth and obtained his doctorate in social psychology from the London School of Economics, argues that the faster maturing of girls leads to them outshining boys in the classroom.And since almost all previous data showing an absence of difference between the sexes was gathered on schoolchildren, the gender difference could easily have been missed.'It looks like up until late adolescence, the females have the advantage over males because they mature faster, which masks the underlying difference, he said.Although experts have accepted that men and women differ mentally, with males averaging higher on tests of 'spatial ability' and females higher on verbal tests, it was assumed the differences averaged out, leaving no difference in overall intelligence.Prof Rushton believes the differences are directly linked to brain size, with other studies showing men having slightly bigger brains than women.'We know that men have larger brains, even when you take into account larger body size,' said the researcher. 'That means there are more neurons. The question is what these neurons are doing in a man - and they probably have an advantage in processing information.'It is thought the difference may date back to the Stone Age, with women seeking out men who are more intelligent than them in a bid to pass on the best genes to their children.'Some people have suggested it evolved because women prefer men who are more intelligent than they are for husbands,' said the professor.'Just as they prefer men who are taller than them, they also prefer a male who is a little ahead of them in IQ.'And I'm not here to start some sexism argument. But I don't think anyone in their right mind can come yell at me for being pissed that someone just said that men are stupid with the brains of a goldfish. How can you defend that statement. It's neither cute nor funny in jest or not, because it's so overused now adays. Too many people say men are stupid blah blah blah. Actually, it's the opposite. In general males have a slight more potential for intelligence that females. I'm defending men because I am one. You can't sit there and bash me for it when people insult me for being the sex that I am.
i never ment it to cause offence but fiance is very forgetful these days (as is quite a few men out there that i know but i guess women are the same...sometimes lol)
What that person was referring to was doing a cycle with fish. But for that you need a hardy fish like some danios or something. Neons don't really qualify as hardy (in fact, I've always found they're a great indicator of water quality - they drop over dead at the slightest water problem!) What you'll want to do if you can't bear the thought of risking any more fishy deaths is a "fishless cycle." Have a read of some of the pinned topics in the beginners section. Basically what you're going to do is add pure ammonia to the tank water to simulate the ammonia that would be produced by fish waste, that starts to build up all the good bacteria in your filter. You'll get ammonia and nitrite spikes during all this which could kill most fish. But you won't have to worry because you won't have any fish in your tank yet! Once you've cycled this way, you're free to add all your fish at once, safely.
I get the picture, I was in a bad mood, deal with friends and foes, please deal with.
