It depends on your data. They can say what they do because they have very strong data to back it up.If you want to make another argument, make sure the data provide strong support.

Um, if you believe that is the reason Larry Summers was driven out of Harvard, you should read up on what he did to Harvard, its finances, its faculty and its research programs. I suspect he resigned so he would not be fired. Better to say "I was fired for being insensitive to women" than "I was fired for causing my…

I have no idea what you are asking me.

Socialization is part of development for any creature that is social outside of mating. It is treated as being as much a part of development as nutrition, learning to move around (on motor systems) and seeing objects (on the development of the visual system).

I suggest reading the actual publication before you judge the researchers' conclusions. I assure you they are not making the assumption that there is no over- or underdiagnosis happening.

I have seen numerous talks on sex differences and spatial learning (I attended on at noon today, as a matter of fact). I have never seen a flip out.

Not based on what is written here and on the linked article. They did not say why women were more protected. Look at it this way, we can say men are more likely to be murdered than women. Is that nature or nurture? Whatever the reasons, we know this is true.

Three points: the only disorder mentioned was autism. Depression was never mentioned. Two, this is how well they deal with a disorder they have, not about if they will develop it. Three, some disorders affect women more often and others affect men more often.

"this news could actually spark real change in how researchers approach the brain"

Different state and different situation. In Texas we do not have Florida's crazy mandatory minimum sentencing laws for crimes involving firearms. In any state a judge can make a bad decision and it is binding. However, don't compare Texas penal law to Florida penal law. The Ethan Couch decision was caused by a bad…

The way Florida law works, if you are in fear you should shoot to kill or not fight and hope for the best. If the prosecutors decide you were not in fear for your life, Florida's mandatory minimum sentencing laws for using a firearm in a crime are very harsh. You will get more time than if you simply killed the…

Just because you can get emergency contraception over the counter doesn't mean it is fucking time.

I learned to be sort of vacuous. Phrases like "oh, no," "wow, charming" (said sarcastically, referring to the attacker's boorish behavior), "that sounds terrible" and such. It worked that last couple of times, anyway. I don't understand it. I spent some time with them saying words that meant nothing or restating the…

Or perhaps learning which of your friends know how to deal with something like that.

Fun fact about missing sleep and memory: losing sleep makes it more difficult not only to recall specific facts, but also to recall happy memories, pleasure, affection, etc. It does not seem to interfere with and may even enhance recall of pain, sadness, guilt, anger, fear, etc. As an old professor of mine said, "Not…

I should emphasize inadequate sleep is my pet hypothesis. We now know in mice that beta-amyloid is cleared from the brain during sleep. We do not know that happens in humans. My reasoning behind it is too complex for an internet posting, but it started out with the observation that many forms of cognitive degeneration…

I have heard about this, but I am not especially familiar with it. I feel unqualified to talk about the aluminum angle. If you want to go to PubMed or Google Scholar you can search "Alzheimer's aluminum" and get hundreds of hits going back to the 1960's. However, aside from not working with aluminum directly, I do not…

Speaking as someone who has worked in both genetics and neuroscience, I would not bother testing for any genetics marker that does not raise your risk less than 10 percentage points. Unless your family has a history of early onset Alzheimer's, you are only spending money without benefit. Your greatest risk factors for…

I suspect because that would be difficult or impossible to prove. I would be interested if an attorney can explain if I am wrong. The problems are, one, you would have to prove the women were unwilling (in this case the police seem to think prosecutors can). Two, you would have to prove that either the customer knew…

Dan Patrick is an embarrassment to Texas. Pick any negative religious right stereotype belief and Dan Patrick has espoused it. They have prayer session in the legislature and he makes a big show of walking out on the Muslim prayer. Opt out of sex ed is not good enough. He wants opt in and demands classes present false…