32 Facts about Men (Found these interesting)

RebeccaTwatson · 2013-03-12T07:54:40+00:00

9 - Scientists have discovered than men's and women’s brains actually function somewhat differently. When focused on a task, men tend to use only one side of their brain at a time, devoting all of their attention and concentration to the task at hand. Women, on the other hand, tend to use both sides of the brain at the same time, making them more adept at "multi-tasking.”

Pure unadulterated horseshit.

First of all, fMRI studies are still in their relative infancy. Depending on how you set up your tests, what tasks you have people perform, along with a wide variety of environmental influences, you can "influence" which parts of the brain are activated. So, it is entirely possible that men's brains and women's brains activate differently for specific tasks, and not just on the whole.

Second, these types of study are basically modern day phrenology, where people pretend to know with absolute certainty what each part of the brain does. This then gets filtered down to the general public who then maintain that they're "creative" therefore "left brained" and other such horseshit. The fact is that we don't know enough yet to say "region X of the brain does this;" there is a lot of overlap of function and a lot of ongoing debate about this matter. For example, try getting any neuroscientist to tell you about what the hippocampus does specifically.

However, let's assume, for now, that the above is true - that women use their whole brain whereas men use half a brain at a time when concentrating. This observation can never be enough to conclude that the people using their whole brain are better at "multi-tasking." For one, says who - what is a good measure of multi-tasking ability? Second, a simple whole brain vs. half brain activation does not translate into an ability to think better, more effectively, etc..

TL;DR: Modern day pop science bullshit.

dolandoes · 2013-03-12T04:39:48+00:00

25 - "Higher levels of testosterone in boys and men generally cause greater levels of aggression, competition, self-assertion, and self-reliance than in women. In addition, the amygdala (the part of the brain involved in producing emotion) is typically larger in males, resulting in more aggressive, uncontrollable emotions."

No one has a comment about this?

thewhitelocust · 2013-03-12T06:02:11+00:00

The “Adam’s apple,” or laryngeal prominence in the neck, is a feature primarily unique to adult men

I'm fairly certain women can have prominent Adam's apples as well. Also "primarily unique" is nonsensical.

TeaDrinkingBarbarian · 2013-03-12T13:06:52+00:00

In terms of absolute size and in proportion to overall body mass, the human penis is longer and thicker than that of any other primate.

Nice.

Satanarchrist · 2013-03-12T11:49:28+00:00

Worldwide, there are approximately 107 baby boys born for every 100 baby girls. Scientists believe the elevated birth rate in favor of boys may be linked to the higher mortality rates of boys in infancy and childhood.

Nope, no problem here

Globally, boy babies are 25% more likely to die in infancy than girl babies.

Nope, no problem here

Worldwide, men have a life expectancy of 64.52 years, as compared to a life expectancy of 68.76 years for women.

Nope, no problem here

In the U.S., men have higher death rates for all of the 15 leading causes of death (with the exception of Alzheimer’s disease) and die more than five years younger than women.

Someone should contact Susan G. Komen, and get her to start funding Alzheimer's disease research to help the female victims.

Approximately 56% of boy babies born in the U.S. are circumcised at birth, representing a decline of 20% since 1950. Worldwide, approximately one-third of men have been circumcised.

But at least FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION is still a war crime

Teenage boys are four times more likely than girls to drop out of school and represent more than 75% of the children referred to special education in the U.S.

Nope, no problem here

While men currently represent an even 50% of the U.S. workforce, they account for 94% of all on-the-job fatalities.

My dad was a fireman and a paramedic, because of that he's permanently partially disabled. I never really thought about it, but I'm really lucky he's lived long enough to retire from those jobs.

Men are nearly three times more likely than women to abuse alcohol and twice as likely to abuse recreational drugs like marijuana and cocaine.

MOAR LIEK MEN ABUSE EVERYTHING, AMIRITE?

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, men are four times more likely than women to be murdered and 10 times more likely to commit murder. Both female and male offenders are more likely to target male victims.

Good thing VAWA proponents say it protects men too, right?

In nearly every country in the world, men are more than twice as likely to commit suicide than women. In some countries (such as Russia and Brazil), suicide rates among men are up to six times higher than those for women.

But what about the menz?

themonkeyaintnodope · 2013-03-12T08:20:03+00:00

Well gee, maybe we'd have more than 5% of nurses be male if the job wasn't called "Male Nurse" for men and "Nurse" for women.....

Pecanpig · 2013-03-12T15:31:53+00:00

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In terms of absolute size and in proportion to overall body mass, the human penis is longer and thicker than that of any other primate.

Fuck yeah.

AKA_Sotof · 2013-03-12T08:21:13+00:00

The word “father” comes from the Old English term faeder and was first used in the 1500s.

I truly doubt that. It is exactly like "fader" in Danish. I wouldn't be surprised if the word was the result of the Saxons or invading Danes during the Viking Age.

Roddy0608 · 2013-03-12T12:59:31+00:00

What about men who have bigger brains but don't actually have extra stature and muscle mass?

newSuperHuman · 2013-03-12T19:37:10+00:00

human men were referred to as wer

I didn't know Old English had Tumblr

SteelCrossx · 2013-03-12T13:56:54+00:00

Mother's day, nationally recognized in 1914. Father's day, nationally recognized in 1972. I did not know that.

2013-03-12T12:54:40+00:00

For approximately the first six weeks after conception, all human embryos develop as a default female child.

It sounds like males are 2.0

Omni314 · 2013-03-12T19:48:50+00:00

Boys typically experience puberty between the ages of 12 and 14,

Well don't I feel special coming on at ~9

Grubnar · 2013-03-12T20:56:09+00:00

TIL:

The biological symbol for the male sex, a circle with a small arrow protruding from it, is also the symbol for the planet Mars. The two components of the symbol are designed to represent the shield and spear of Mars, the Roman god of war.a

2013-03-12T21:02:12+00:00

Higher levels of testosterone in boys and men generally cause greater levels of aggression, competition, self-assertion, and self-reliance than in women. In addition, the amygdala (the part of the brain involved in producing emotion) is typically larger in males, resulting in more aggressive, uncontrollable emotions.

I personally keep my cool even in tensional situations, and I have forgotten when I have felt anger last time.

Scientists have discovered than men's and women’s brains actually function somewhat differently. When focused on a task, men tend to use only one side of their brain at a time, devoting all of their attention and concentration to the task at hand. Women, on the other hand, tend to use both sides of the brain at the same time, making them more adept at "multi-tasking.

I doubt it.

CycleAsAVehicle · 2013-03-13T01:42:52+00:00

Women can multitask better than men? No. Proof?

Title	32 Facts about Men (Found these interesting)
Author	Blemish
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Date	March 12, 2013 2:27 AM UTC (13 years ago)
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