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I Get Email: 'Are Men Smarter Than Women?'

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Dearest Isis, Off the blogosphere we often discuss how much we enjoy emails from our readers-- especially the letters written by young women pursuing science. They share stories, suggestions, and once in a while, questions appear on our blogs as we invite insight from across the internet. That said, over the weekend, this troubling inquiry hit my inbox:

Hi Sheril, I read with interest your article on ‘women and science’ in the Discover website. Can I ask, from your perspective, what you think of this study suggesting that men are smarter than women? Because there are a lot of men who agreed with the study, and even some women. The truth is, while I don’t want to agree with it, I can’t help but think that men are smarter than women. Or at least, made much advances in the field of science than women. Yes, women have been kept at ...

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