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Men Aren't Smarter, But Think They Are

Women think men are brighter, too; tend to underplay own intellect

(Newser) - Men aren't any smarter than women, reveals a new analysis of several studies on IQ, but they think they are. The surprise is that women go along with it. In an interview with Newsweek, researcher Adrian Furnham said both sexes overestimate male intelligence and underestimate female intelligence. "It's what...

The Dream Ticket, Despite Odds
The Dream Ticket, Despite Odds
OPINION
Jan 23, 2008 1:49 PM CST

The Dream Ticket, Despite Odds

Conventional wisdom says no, but Clinton-Obama might be perfect

(Newser) - Conventional wisdom has reservations about a Hillary Clinton-Barack Obama ticket, Peter Ross Range writes in Der Spiegel, but the pairing might just be perfect enough to overcome them. The two Democratic contenders are not geographical or ideological complements, they’ve “hit bottom in personal terms” and they’d be...

SF to Issue ID Cards to Illegal Immigrants

City cards will allow access to city services, transport, and banks

(Newser) - San Francisco will issue its own identification cards, the city's Board of Supervisors decided yesterday. San Francisco is host to about 40,000 illegal immigrants, who will be able to use the cards to access city services and open bank accounts, though the details are not entirely worked out. City...

Romney Rules Iowa Poll; Clinton and Obama Tied

Edwards falls off; Huckabee climbs

(Newser) - Mitt Romney continues to build a massive lead in Iowa, where his only vulnerability seems to comes from the Christian conservative dash to Mike Huckabee; Romney is up 8.4% since August to a total of 36.2% in a University of Iowa poll out today, while Huckabee has spiked...

Black Women Face Tough Choice
Black Women Face Tough Choice
Oct 14, 2007 2:22 PM CDT

Black Women Face Tough Choice

(Newser) - South Carolina’s real Democratic debate is going down in the hair salon, where the New York Times informally polled black women on their split allegiances to Hillary and Obama. Maternal fondness for Barack may work against him—one won’t vote for him because “I fear that they...

Women Have Been Falling for Brad Pitt Types for 2.6M Years

Rules of attraction haven't changed much

(Newser) - The facial proportions of the average hot guy haven't changed much throughout human  evolutionary history, finds a new study that compares contemporary human skulls with skulls from 2.6 million years ago. Women have been selecting for males with short, broad faces—think Brad Pitt and Will Smith—since the...

Girls Think Pink, Naturally, Study Finds

Women's attraction to redder hues linked to evolution

(Newser) - Shocking news: Girls love pink. That love might not just be cultural—but linked to evolutionary development, researchers  in a new study have concluded. Pink may have helped ancient women recognize ripe fruit and healthy men with ruddy faces, while both genders yearned for the blue of open skies and...

Don't Get Mad, Get Even (Financially)

Showing anger in the office boosts men, hurts women

(Newser) - Women who show anger in the workplace undercut their professional standing, but their male counterparts may well be admired for their office rage, says a new study. And public temper tantrums affect more than just co-workers' respect, Reuters reports—test subjects assigned far higher salaries to angry men than to...

In Workplace, Haggling Widens Gender Gap

Study shows women's smoother elbows may be holding them back

(Newser) - Women are less likely to initiate negotiations for promotions and raises, which may help explain salary and career gaps between the genders, according to new research. "There is an economic rationale to negotiate, but you have to weigh that against social risks of negotiating,"' one researcher says....

Barack, Hillary Swap Gender Roles for '08

Frontrunners attempt opposite-sex appeal, Salon's Scherer says

(Newser) - In the Democrats' dramatic race to the White House, Michael Scherer writes in Salon, “the leading man is a woman and the leading woman is a man." While Barack Obama soothes audiences with his nurturing baritone, Hillary Clinton attempts to parry the disadvantages of a female candidacy with...

Male Sportswriter Switches Teams
Male Sportswriter Switches Teams
Apr 26, 2007 4:22 PM CDT

Male Sportswriter Switches Teams

Intrepid L.A. Times scribe describes his decision to change genders; promises he will still like football

(Newser) - A veteran Los Angeles Times sports columnist has announced to his readers that he's becoming a she. In lieu of his customary Mighty Ducks deconstruction, Mike Penner penned a poignant account of his lost overtime battle with his inner woman, and his ultimate decision to undergo a operation that will...

Sperm Made From Bone Marrow
Sperm Made From Bone Marrow
Apr 13, 2007 8:54 AM CDT

Sperm Made From Bone Marrow

Scientists may be able to produce sperm from women's bone marrow

(Newser) - Scientists are getting closer to removing men from the conception equation, announcing yesterday that they have produced early-stage sperm cells from male bone marrow. Now the team of British researchers is seeking ethical approval to try the same thing with women.

To Work Or Not to Work?
To Work Or
Not to Work?
Apr 3, 2007 1:34 PM CDT

To Work Or Not to Work?

Provocative book worries about women giving up good careers to be trophy moms

(Newser) - The feminist generation gap gets a sharp appraisal in "The Feminine Mistake," the new book by Leslie Bennetts that questions why so many upscale young women are abandoning careers for children. Joan Walsh finds it a refreshing rebuttal to recent paens to motherhood, especially since Bennetts recognizes that ...

Twins Found to Be &quot;Semi-identical&quot;
Twins Found to Be "Semi-identical"
Mar 30, 2007 6:21 AM CDT

Twins Found to Be "Semi-identical"

Children neither fraternal nor identical

(Newser) - A new kind of twin has been discovered, neither strictly identical nor fraternal. Now toddlers, the babies look identical but one is anatomically male while the other has ambiguous genitalia. Genetic tests show the children are identical on their mother's side but share only half their father's DNA.

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