Great news, guys. A recent study indicates that male are generally more intelligent than women. At the same time, we're also dumber. This results were observed from a recently conducted study, done in part by Edinburgh University's Timothy Bates.

The study was conducted on more than 2,500 brothers and sisters, and measured the subject's intelligence based on topics like science, maths, English, and mechanical finesse. The study's results indicates that there were twice as many men than women in the smarter group. There were also twice as many men than women in the lowest IQ brackets. To paraphrase Irving Berlin's classic song, anything they can do, we can do better (?).

To explain the study's observations, Professor Bates said that "[t]he female developmental programme may be tilted more towards ensuring survival and the safety of the middle ground." This study reportedly coincides with a previous study regarding academics. According to the said study, it was indicated that men tended to take higher risks in their academics. While this resulted in them getting higher marks, it also meant that men also tended to fail more. The females in the study rated very consistently academics-wise, and proved to be a middle ground.