Sex differences inward opportunity seeking behaviour, emergency infirmary admissions, as well as mortality are good documented. Males are to a greater extent than probable to live on admitted to an emergency subdivision later on accidental injuries, to a greater extent than probable to live on admitted alongside a sporting injury, as well as to a greater extent than probable to live on involved inward a fatal route traffic collision.
However, footling is known nigh sexual activity differences inward idiotic risk-taking behaviour. So researchers inward due north due east England decided to assay out "male idiot theory" (MIT) that many of the differences inward opportunity seeking direct may live on explained past times the observation that men are idiots as well as idiots create stupid things.
They reviewed information on idiotic behaviours demonstrated past times winners of the Darwin Award over a xx yr catamenia (1995 to 2014), noting the sexual activity of the winner. To qualify, nominees must ameliorate the cistron puddle past times eliminating themselves from the human race using astonishingly stupid methods.
Worthy candidates include a human being stealing a ride domicile past times hitching a shopping trolley to the dorsum of a train, only to live on dragged ii miles to his decease earlier the develop was able to stop; as well as the terrorist who posted a missive of the alphabet bomb alongside insufficient stamp stamps as well as who, on its return, unthinkingly opened his ain letter.
Of the 413 Darwin Award nominations, 332 were independently verified as well as confirmed past times the Darwin Awards Committee. Of these, fourteen were shared past times manlike individual as well as woman individual nominees -- normally overly adventurous couples inward compromising positions -- leaving 318 valid cases for statistical testing.
Of these 318 cases, 282 Darwin Awards were awarded to males, as well as exactly 36 awards given to females. Males thence made upwards 88.7% of Darwin Award winners, as well as this sexual activity divergence is highly statistically significant, tell the authors.
This finding is solely consistent alongside manlike individual idiot theory (MIT) as well as supports the hypothesis that men are idiots as well as idiots create stupid things.
However, this report has limitations, add together the authors. For example, women may live on to a greater extent than probable to nominate men for a Darwin Award or the sexual activity divergence may reverberate differences inward alcohol run betwixt men as well as women.
Despite this, it is puzzling that males are willing to accept such unnecessary risks -- exactly equally a rite of passage, inward pursuit of manlike individual social esteem, or solely inward telephone substitution for "bragging rights," tell the authors.
They believe manlike individual idiot theory deserves farther investigation, and, "with the festive flavour upon us, nosotros call upwards to follow upwards alongside observational acre studies as well as an experimental report -- males as well as females, alongside as well as without alcohol -- inward a semi-naturalistic Christmas political party setting," they conclude.