Sex differences in risk seeking behaviour, emergency hospital
admissions, and mortality are well documented. However, little is known
about sex differences in idiotic risk taking behaviour. This paper
reviews the data on winners of the Darwin Award over a 20 year period
(1995-2014). Winners of the Darwin Award must eliminate themselves from
the gene pool in such an idiotic manner that their action ensures one
less idiot will survive. This paper reports a marked sex difference in
Darwin Award winners: males are significantly more likely to receive the
award than females. We discuss some of the resaons for this.
The Darwin Awards: sex differences in idiotic behaviour
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