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“The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence.” 

— Charles Bukowski

Crypto bros are from Mars…

An academic study flagged by Tyler Cowen might inadvertently explain why the cryptosphere is so male dominated.

The researchers report their findings that the advantage men sometimes have in intelligence testing is eliminated (or reversed) when the tests are adjusted for confidence levels. 

Men and women, they find, differ primarily in how sure they’re right: Men are more likely to act as though…

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