Comments on: You Say Gray Matter, I Say White Matter

By: businesslife

businesslife — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 15:37:30 +0000

10,000 Tomatoes Separate Us

You say tomato; I say ToMAHto. Men hear 10,000 more words from women than they seem to want to hear. Women await the 10,000 words they need to hear from men. Maybe what’s missing from that conversation is listening: (

By: Kyle King

Kyle King — Tue, 25 Jan 2005 06:34:40 +0000

I’m new to this blog, in fact all blogs…. but the content of this one is quite fun and helpful. The grey and white matter stuff is interesting and helpful to know, but having raised a posse of humans I’ve found that male or female, we start out with the some basic drives. Titty, clean pants and lots of cuddling.
Yet, the research out there is staggering, and illuminating as well. Much of what science is “proving” we inherently know anyway. The fact that men and women think and process so differently makes the ride more interesting. If we could get more women to just stop questioning their credibility things would be even more fun. This kind of research paves the way for some soulful pondering about who we are “being”. Michelle, thanks for sharing this study!

By: Lip-Sticking

Lip-Sticking — Sat, 22 Jan 2005 15:29:14 +0000

Jane Muses on Marketing to Women Online

Originally, Jane titled this post,

By: Michele

Michele — Sat, 22 Jan 2005 14:50:04 +0000

I’m with ya all the way, Yvonne. If you read the article (and actually delve into the study, which you DON’T have to do), you’ll see that the researchers are saying that men and women have the same cognitive abilities, intelligence, etc. – they just use different neural pathways to get there. As for preference to mathematics, baking or mechanics, that’s till a mystery! What I do believe is indisputable is that women do seem to have an advantage where language skills are concerned, which is why I talk about the power of words.
Vive la difference!

By: Yvonne DiVita

Yvonne DiVita — Sat, 22 Jan 2005 13:33:47 +0000

Michele, you know you are one of my favorite lady bloggers, as is Kirsten…and I cannot dispute the science behind white matter and grey matter, but…BUT… I know too many women who are mathmatic whizes, who excel in science (two daughters who do, by the way) and men who prefer getting in touch with the inner you, to give this “science” much credence. There is no doubt it’s real…you wouldn’t report on it if it wasn’t true…but, can we think less of the white matter and grey matter and more of what moves people? I’m curious to learn what moves women who are into math and science, to buy. And what moves men who are in to decorating and baking, to buy. It isn’t, may I be so bold to say, their grey matter or their white matter. Or, is it? Help me out here…you understand this all so much better than I…