Darwin Awards study says men are far more idiotic than women
They did toss in a few caveats. Perhaps men are nominated more often (by women). Perhaps the media finds writing about stupid men easier than writing about stupid women. Perhaps men just drink more. (I'm not sure that's true in the UK any longer.) At heart, though, I fear these results will offer little surprise to the remaining gene pool.
Before insisting they will continue their research in a Christmas party setting (really), the scientists offered one more curious sentence: "It is puzzling that males are willing to take such unnecessary risks -- simply as a rite of passage, in pursuit of male social esteem, or solely in exchange for 'bragging rights.'" Somehow, I think many people won't find that puzzling at all.
If you look at the vast majority of utterly stupid actions that have mangled history and humanity, somewhere at their heart will be a man (and a proud one too).
Chris Matyszczyk