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Apr 11 2013

Do men and women have different brains?

24 min 4 movies discussed
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It's a pretty touchy subject because of the possible implications - if you find differences between the brains of men and women, does that mean there are differences in their intellect? Surprisingly, though there are demonstrable differences between male and female brains, they use them differently to achieve the same ends equally well.

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Join Josh and Chuck as they dive into the fascinating and sometimes controversial topic of whether men's and women's brains are actually different. They explore recent scientific discoveries showing structural differences between male and female brains, from gray matter versus white matter to how each gender uses different brain regions to perform the same tasks. The hosts navigate this touchy subject carefully, discussing the potential medical benefits of understanding these differences while addressing concerns about how such research might be misinterpreted or misused.


Movies Discussed

Cheers
Cheers
1982
★ 7.6
"I tried to combine the familiarity of something like the Cheers theme song — Josh was reading a listener email about someone who wrote them a jingle inspired by the Cheers theme song." — Josh
Hey Dude
Hey Dude
1989
★ 6.8
"stars of the cult classic show Hey Dude — Josh was reading an advertisement for the Hey Dude podcast featuring the original show's stars." — Josh
Poltergeist
Poltergeist
1982 1h 54m
★ 7.2
"Do you remember AOL Instant Messenger and the dial-up sound like poltergeist? — Josh was reading from a podcast ad for Hey Dude, comparing dial-up internet sounds to the movie Poltergeist." — Josh
Tarzan
Tarzan
1999 1h 28m
★ 7.4
"Tarzan. Tarzan. Yeah. Boom. That's it. — Chuck was trying to remember a reference that Josh had made, possibly from SNL." — Chuck

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