SHOCK: MEN ARE BETTER AT DIRECTIONS THAN WOMEN

(December, 2015) Researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology recently conducted experiments to learn more about gender and sense of direction. They found that men are more apt to use cardinal directions – north, south, east and west – and used a different part of the brain than the women in the study. Women tend to use landmarks. “Men’s sense of direction was more effective,” said study director Carl Pintzka. “They quite simply got to their destination faster.” The researchers also administered testosterone to women and tested how they related to their environment. The testosteroned women were able to orient themselves better in the four cardinal directions. “In ancient times, men were hunters and women were gatherers,” said Pintzka. “Therefore, our brains probably evolved differently. For instance, other researchers have documented that women are better at finding objects locally than men. In simple terms, women are faster at finding things in the house, and men are faster at finding the house.”
* Men are better at directions, women are better at giving men directions.
* The results might have been different, but many participants couldn’t figure out the directions to the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
* Actually, Carl, we use our phones for directions now. But real nice job there with the experiments.
* The women who were given testosterone used their sense of direction to find the nearest place to get a shave.