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Leading money winner with about $3.5 million. >> dana, we could have made all that money. >> yeah, right, i was terrible. do you notice any gender differences in terms of risk when it comes to willingness to risk more money or the daily double, things like that? >> i have talked about that in the past. women it comes to a daily double, seem to want to wager because they figure, oh, this is the household money. this is the grocery money, the rent money. guys say, wait a minute, im playing with th...

Leading money winner with about $3.5 million. >> dana, we could have made all that money. >> yeah, right, i was terrible. do you notice any gender differences in terms of risk when it comes to willingness to risk more money or the daily double, things like that? >> i have talked about that in the past. women contestants, when it comes to a daily double, seem to want to wager because they figure, oh, this is the household money. this is the grocery money, the rent money. guys say, wait a minute, ...

Seen women come out ahead in the hedge fund world. it has a lot to do with being steady, not gambling, making long-term reports. >> the report did say that. women have a different kind of risk assessment but they also manage fewer dollars. so maybe innate in that theres less risk. >> they might be staying in longer so you have the potential to make more money. they are more even keeled and have more patience. that in and of itself will lead them to smarter choices, less risk taking, impulsivity....

Thats why i think theres something interesting to this study. >> i dont know. im usually uncomfortable with most of those sort of generalizations because theyre used to bolster sexism, as krystal pointed out. theres considerable research in this field that these gender differences are more about cultural differences and internalized social expectations. a neurobiologist from france talks about at birth, 100 billion neurons are interconnected. the remaining are constructed progressively depending...

If we are looking more closely and scientifically at the brain not politically neural disease needs to be addressed. >> thats the pony of thint of kechlt i have spoken with so many scientists, they werent doing the study on gender differences at all then did the study and found the gender differences. >> so thus what? thus we do what differently. >> ill tell you thus. what one of the major parts of the world were all massively concerned about is the arab and muslim world. women are not just thir...

Between men and women? isnt it really the fact youve been socially -- men and women have been socially conditioned differently? >> but there are so many studies in 22 countries that women are on average better at verbal skills, better at reading posture gesture tone of voice. from millions of years of holding the baby in front of your face, controlling, reprimanding, educating with words. for millions of years men had to hit that buffalo in the head with a rock before it stampeded him. for that ...

In the workplace. she did not offer public policy prescription she gave nuts and bolts suggestions for women who have high aspirations strong career path aspirations and here are real things you can do to better yourself. >> dont they take a seat at the table? >> they pick up on sensitive gender differences. men and women are different. more they can recognize and accept the differences the better they are. women dont negotiate their salaries. my brother told me he negotiated every salary he has...

Not initially lament the workplace culture, she didnt but offer offeror public policy prescriptions. she just talked about women that had a strong career path and heres here are several things you can do to better yourself. john: so women need to be told if they want to advance in the company to take a seat at the table? >> the fact is that she picked up on gender differences that men and women are different in the more that we sort of recognize and accept those differences, the better we are. s...

Trusting essentially? >> steve: or maybe women are not as good at concealing and men are better liars. >> anna: men are more able to see the facial expressions that suspect nervousness and breathing patterns. who worries more? this is obvious, isnt it? women, but its actually a good thing. this actually comes down to serotonin, which is the narrow transmitter that is the buzz feeling. we, unfortunately, produce a little less of this, so we tend to worry more. >> brian: if you need to borrow some...

Testifying that he had never heard of the idea of potential prosecution of reporters when that warrant alleged in it that mr. rosen was at least a co-conspirator. were very concerned about the lack of response by the attorney general and he has, by our request, until wednesday to respond. the only appropriate answers to testimony under oath by the attorney general would have to come from the attorney general himself. >> steve: so they are still holding out hope that they hear personally from eri...