tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post6776747399618291678..comments2024-03-26T06:17:49.527-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: Is Physics a Pissing Contest?Stuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-6197005415864309462017-09-19T14:40:59.112-07:002017-09-19T14:40:59.112-07:00For some odd reason this made me think of Foucault...For some odd reason this made me think of Foucault's pendulum.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13642228725661059539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-82456404795367297192017-09-19T10:01:42.196-07:002017-09-19T10:01:42.196-07:00Europe is encouraging (i.e., pretty much DEMANDING...Europe is encouraging (i.e., pretty much DEMANDING) Sitzpinkling for all males.Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-21376268874271190922017-09-19T08:10:16.794-07:002017-09-19T08:10:16.794-07:00After reading this, I'm off.After reading this, I'm off.Jack Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17873320680596889057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-71796256506537702532017-09-19T07:08:57.618-07:002017-09-19T07:08:57.618-07:00Yes, the study sounds flawed and confused, althoug...Yes, the study sounds flawed and confused, although I admit as a male, projectile motion could entertain me for hours when I was younger. And later I recall in physics class learning you could hit a target from two angles, one higher than 45 degrees and one lower, and that a maximum range comes from a near 45 degree angle. But I still don't know like how I could underarm throw a horseshoe seemingly nearly straight up and have it land with a thud inches from my target - how did my fingers know how to release so perfectly? And as soon as I asked the question, my aim went far off on the next throw, apparently paying attention overrode some bodily genius. Mostly I'd explain such physical skills because after we learn something new, we forget how many hours it took to get there. <br /><br />Stuart: In truth, no law in the universe says that girls should be just as good as boys at physics. Or that boys should be just as good as girls on verbal aptitude.<br /><br />Certainly this is important remember, although we also always need to remember there are bell curves to every distribution, and the top women will be better than average men at physics, and top men better than the average woman in verbal aptitude, even if you still more often need to remind these men that its important to talk to babies before they can talk back, while most women more generally don't seem to need this reminder.<br /><br />Overall for me gender wars seem silly, and I usually presume whatever limitation one gender seems to have in a given field, there's some liability in the other gender despite its advantages, so its good when we can work together, and help each other individually past our blindspots.<br />Ares Olympushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726811306826601686noreply@blogger.com