As I was half-heartedly watching General Hospital with my friend this afternoon, a commercial for this evening’s 20/20 made me sit up straight and take notice. It seems that the show decided to use science to discover whether “gender stereotypes” were fact or myth.

Sept. 28, 2006 — People joke about the differences between men and women: Men don't listen. Women can't read maps. Men snore more. Women are less likely to have affairs.