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Letter: Nude maths

Published 24 October 1998

From Zvi Silver

I see that men tend to perform better in maths tests when dressed in less (Feedback, 3 October).

Is this because, with fewer clothes on, they can count on their toes as well as on their fingers?

zvisilver@compuserve.com

Issue no. 2157 published 24 October 1998

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