Yesterday I posted the highly insightful and scientifically bullet proof (wink-wink, nod-nod) Robin Hood Morality Quiz—you shoulda ranked Robin, Maid Marion, Little John and the good sheriff of Nottingham from most-to-least moral. Check the chart below to see how disturbed you are. Percentages are of total respondents.•  RH, LJ, MM, SN: A moralist with conventional ideas. Old fashioned. 5% total. •  RH, LJ, SN, MM: Massively puritanical. Women conspire against men. 2% total. •  RH, MM, LJ, SN: Your philosophy is a confused mix of romanticism and moralism. 4% total.

Yesterday I posted the highly insightful and scientifically bullet proof (wink-wink, nod-nod) Robin Hood Morality Quiz—you shoulda ranked Robin, Maid Marion, Little John and the good sheriff of Nottingham from most-to-least moral. Check the chart below to see how disturbed you are. Percentages are of total respondents.

•  RH, LJ, MM, SN: A moralist with conventional ideas. Old fashioned. 5% total.
•  RH, LJ, SN, MM: Massively puritanical. Women conspire against men. 2% total.
•  RH, MM, LJ, SN: Your philosophy is a confused mix of romanticism and moralism. 4% total.
•  RH, MM, SN, LJ: You have high standards and are not predisposed to trust others. 2% total.
•  RH, SN, MM, LJ: Ruthless authoritarian with weak personal morals. 2% total.
•  RH, SN, LJ, MM: Misogynist! You see women as the possessions of men.3% total.
•  LJ, RH, MM, SN: Cautious and insecure—you distrust the opposite sex. 6% total.
•  LJ, RH, SN, MM: Inferiority complex. Men: you fear women; women: get a backbone. 2% total.
•  LJ, MM, RH, SN: You're a romantic, idealizing women or expecting too much of men. 15% total.
•  LJ, MM, SN, RH: Slightly romantic realist. Broadminded, flexible and likely happy. 10% total.
•  LJ, SN, MM, RH: You believe in common sense and relative morality. You're uncertain. 3% total.
•  LJ, SN, RH, MM: Misogynist! You're a prude with an old-school opinion of women. 1% total.
•  MM, LJ, RH, SN: Happy and well balanced. Some chivalry and/or high standards. 13% total.
•  MM, LJ, SN, RH: Contended and maybe a little superior. Morality fits the occasion. 10% total.
•  MM, RH, LJ, SN: You're guilty, lack confidence, and are overly concerned about others' opinions. 4% total.
•  MM, RH, SN, LJ: Live a little! You're too stubborn. 1% total.
•  MM, SN, RH, LJ: Women: you like your men strong and your women stronger. Men: wannabe lover. 2% total.
•  MM, SN, LJ, RH: You're strong to the point of ruthlessness. Truth rules all. 3% total.
•  SN, LJ, MM, RH: Sulky, confused and immature. 2% total.
•  SN, LJ, RH, MM: Men: you see women as fickle and inferior. Women: get a backbone. 1% total.
•  SN, MM, LJ, RH: You claim to be a realist, but you're actually a romantic. 3% total.
•  SN, MM, RH, LJ: A rebel with a trace of spoilt child. You value truth above morality. 2% total.
•  SN, RH, MM, LJ: You prefer fantasy sex to real life. 3% total.
•  SN, RH, LJ, MM: Men: You're afraid of women. Women: you like bad boys. 2% total.

Now that you've discovered the deepest yearnings of your soul, the obvious question is what kind of geek are you? If input="math geek", goto

your nearest bookstore and purchase a copy of Geek Logik: 50 Foolproof

Equations for Everyday Life. If you're a full featured, renaissance

geek of all trades looking for a good time at others' expense, consider a

copy of The Geeks' Guide to World Domination:

Be Afraid Beautiful People. And if you're a geek of the mind,

consider preordering a copy of my new book, Brain Candy: Science,

Paradoxes, Puzzles, Logic and Illogic to Nourish Your Neurons

(shipping August 3rd).

 

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Garth Sundem is a Science, Math and general Geek Culture writer, TED speaker, and author of books including Brain Trust: 93 Top Scientists Dish the Lab-Tested Secrets of Surfing, Dating, Dieting, Gambling, Growing Man-Eating Plants and More (Three Rivers Press, March 2012). He's been featured on Good Morning America, the CBS Early Show, the Science Channel, BBC, PRI, CBC and has written for the New York Times, Esquire, Wired, Maxim, Congressional Quarterly, Publisher's Weekly and many, many others. He lives with his wife, two small kids, one large Labrador and one small Labrador in Boulder… Read more