@mpesce I saw Gina Rippon speak at the #Norwich science festival a few years back and she was saying exactly this: there is no male-female brain. She’s a really good speaker who makes her research incredibly accessible and entertaining.

@mpesce I wonder if the gender of someone or the socio-economic status of their parent have more impact on their brain

@mpesce I read an old experiment where two groups of parents were shown a young child to see their reaction. They had the stereotypical reactions of “oooh aren’t you pretty” or “look at the big strong man” and gave them gender-appropriate toys to play with. The two groups had been shown the exact same child wearing different clothing.

@mpesce Are they seriously saying that I don't have a "nothing box"? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ6mVumHY9I 😂

@mpesce Is this a statement on gender identity or on the idea that women are better at some tasks and men are better at others?

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Not to mention the hormones that affect the brain though! - different in male/female

@mpesce thank you for posting this looks very interesting. I have only skimmed ot but look forward to reading it properly and listening to the podcasts. I have never accepted the theory of gender based neuorlogical differences &:thought it revealed more about the bias of the researchers than scientific evidence. Racial theory, criminal typology debunked alteady.

To avoid confusion, "paid-up" here means "wholehearted".

@mpesce If this was true, you’d find radically different gender roles across different cultures.

@mpesce @chartier gotta be careful with this line of thinking. John Money tried this back in the 60s (swapping gender in a brother and sister via social aspects) and both kids ended up killings themselves.

@mpesce They buried the important findings. That women tend to "prefer" certain professions because of cultural exclusion.

The title and blurb hide what her research is actually about.