A new research might put an end to the battle of the sexes as it shows that men are definitely more stupid than women.
A team of all-male researchers from Newcastle University tested the 'Male Idiot Theory' by examining sex differences in "idiot risk-taking behaviour" among Darwin Award nominees over a period of 20 years.
The awards, first distributed in 1994, draw inspiration from Charles Darwin’s Theory of Evolution, which states that species develop characteristics by self-selectively weeding out members of the community with undesirable characteristics.
The Male Idiot Theory (MIT), states that men are especially prone to serious accidents and fatal mistakes because “they are idiots and do stupid things.”
In this case, the undesirable characteristics include extreme stupidity and the ability to remove one’s self from the gene pool by performing an unprecedented accidental snuffing.
Dr Dennis Lendrem of the University of Newcastle discussed the definitions of the proverbial male “idiot.”
“Idiotic risks are defined as senseless risks, where the apparent payoff is negligible or non-existent, and the outcome is often extremely negative and often final,” he said.
“According to ‘Male Idiot Theory’ (MIT) many of the differences in risk seeking behaviour, emergency department admissions, and mortality may be explained by the observation that men are idiots and idiots do stupid things.
“There are anecdotal data supporting MIT, but to date there has been no systematic analysis of sex differences in idiotic risk taking behaviour,” he added.
The British Medical Journal said it was “puzzling” that men felt the need to perform such hazardous feats for social status or “bragging rights.”
They made a special mention of the man who lost a testicle by attempting to use a belt-sander as an auto-erotic device. He narrowly missed out on a Darwin Award as he managed to save his crown jewels (or one of them at least), using a stapler.
Lendrem said intelligence levels and alcohol consumption could be to blame.
“Despite these limitations there can be little doubt Darwin Award winners seem to make little or no real assessment of the risk or attempt at risk management. They just do it anyway. In some cases, the intelligence of the award winner may be questioned,” adding that it would be “naïve” to rule out the effects of alcohol.
Lendrem made a special reference to the collective Darwin winners who played a version of Russian roulette, alternately drinking shots of alcohol and standing on unexploded land mines. One of the mines eventually exploded, killing all three men.
SOURCE: Sydney Morning Herald
Men are more stupid than women: study
A new research might put an end to the battle of the sexes as it shows that men are definitely more stupid than women.
A team of all-male researchers from Newcastle University tested the 'Male Idiot Theory' by examining sex differences in "idiot risk-taking behaviour" among Darwin Award nominees over a period of 20 years.
The awards, first distributed in 1994, draw inspiration from Charles Darwin’s Theory of Evolution, which states that species develop characteristics by self-selectively weeding out members of the community with undesirable characteristics.
The Male Idiot Theory (MIT), states that men are especially prone to serious accidents and fatal mistakes because “they are idiots and do stupid things.”
In this case, the undesirable characteristics include extreme stupidity and the ability to remove one’s self from the gene pool by performing an unprecedented accidental snuffing.
Dr Dennis Lendrem of the University of Newcastle discussed the definitions of the proverbial male “idiot.”
“Idiotic risks are defined as senseless risks, where the apparent payoff is negligible or non-existent, and the outcome is often extremely negative and often final,” he said.
“According to ‘Male Idiot Theory’ (MIT) many of the differences in risk seeking behaviour, emergency department admissions, and mortality may be explained by the observation that men are idiots and idiots do stupid things.
“There are anecdotal data supporting MIT, but to date there has been no systematic analysis of sex differences in idiotic risk taking behaviour,” he added.
The British Medical Journal said it was “puzzling” that men felt the need to perform such hazardous feats for social status or “bragging rights.”
They made a special mention of the man who lost a testicle by attempting to use a belt-sander as an auto-erotic device. He narrowly missed out on a Darwin Award as he managed to save his crown jewels (or one of them at least), using a stapler.
Lendrem said intelligence levels and alcohol consumption could be to blame.
“Despite these limitations there can be little doubt Darwin Award winners seem to make little or no real assessment of the risk or attempt at risk management. They just do it anyway. In some cases, the intelligence of the award winner may be questioned,” adding that it would be “naïve” to rule out the effects of alcohol.
Lendrem made a special reference to the collective Darwin winners who played a version of Russian roulette, alternately drinking shots of alcohol and standing on unexploded land mines. One of the mines eventually exploded, killing all three men.
SOURCE: Sydney Morning Herald
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