ARE MEN SMARTER?

Newly published research could fuel the fiery debate over whether one gender is innately more intelligent than the other - a controversy that already has featured the resignation of a Harvard president and an academic battle in Denmark. The latest study from Canada reports that 17- to 18-year-old males have a slight edge in IQ, based on an analysis of more than 100,000 SAT scores. But even the researcher behind the study acknowledges that the findings don't represent the final word on gender and intelligence.

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Past studies have tended to declare the gender intelligence contest a virtual tie, with men rating higher in spatial ability (for example, reading a map) and women having an edge in verbal ability (using a varied vocabulary).