TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - The Darwin Awards: sex differences in idiotic behaviour
JO  - BMJ
A1  - Lendrem, Ben Alexander Daniel
A1  - Lendrem, Dennis William
A1  - Gray, Andy
A1  - Isaacs, John Dudley
SP  - g7094
EP  - g7094
VL  - 349
IS  - 
N2  - 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 (P<0.0001). We discuss some of the reasons for this difference.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0959-535X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.g7094
ID  - ref1
ER  -