Why do men dominate chess?
Nov 06, 2023•5 min
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Episode description
Chess is not a men's or a women's sport. But, men have always been better at chess than women. Is it discrimination? Biology? Something else? Ken digs in.
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Sources:
Distribution of IQ in men vs. women: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/344751288_Scrutinizing_Distributions_Proves_That_IQ_Is_Inherited_and_Explains_the_Fat_Tail
Variability hypothesis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variability_hypothesis#
*the male & female markings on the table at 3:35 are reversed.
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