Girls outperform boys academically in 15% of countries, regardless of social standing or gender equality. Boys outperform girls at the highest levels of academic achievement. Women perform better on memory tests and use both sides of the brain equally, while men speak half as many words and gesture less. You’ve probably already read that girls […]
The US has not adopted the metric system, despite attempts since 1793. Thomas Jefferson sought trade uniformity with France’s ten-base system, but a scientist sent to explain it was taken prisoner by pirates and died in captivity. Myanmar and Liberia are the only other countries not to have officially adopted the metric system. The United […]
