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The Gist

Girls Rule, and Boys Think They Rule More

The Gist

Peach Fish Productions

News, Daily News

4.53.7K Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2018

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

On today's Gist, whatever happens in the governor's primary in Georgia Tuesday night, it will be a big step forward for women named Stacey. Neuroscientist and education researcher Sara Brownell explains what she found studying how gender affects students' perceptions of their own intelligence. Brownell is an assistant professor at Arizona State University. In the Spiel, consider the "no shit" factor in Trumpian news cycles these days.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Did you know choosing the train over your car can cut your carbon footprint by up to two thirds?

0:06.0

So, one family outing at a time, one little adventurer at a time, one trip to the museum, one dinner in the city, one nap on the way home at a time.

0:18.0

One train journey at a time can help create a greener future.

0:23.0

So when will you take your next trip? Find out more at nationalrail.co.uk slash greener.

0:30.0

The following podcast contains explicit language.

0:39.0

It's Tuesday, May 22, 2018 from slated to the Gist I, Mike Pesca.

0:43.0

And in Georgia, the Democratic primary comes down to two stasis.

0:49.0

Stacey Evans and Stacey Abrams. Stacey Abrams, I know of. She is the was the house minority leader.

0:55.0

She's a frequent guest on national talk shows. And you know, she's kind of held out as the future of the Democratic party.

1:02.0

She is a winner of the John F. Kennedy New Frontier Award from Harvard for the best public official under 40. She's over 40 now.

1:09.0

But she was also named public official of the year by governing magazine. She was named number 11 on the roots list of most influential African Americans.

1:19.0

But of all the things that she was named, I'm most fascinated with the fact that she was named Stacey.

1:25.0

And that's Stacey Evans was named Stacey. Here now, some Stacey stats.

1:30.0

In the 1970s when both these women were born, Stacey's were going strong.

1:35.0

The 38th most popular name was Stacey. S-T-A-C-Y. Almost 70,000 women, young girls, babies were named Stacey's.

1:45.0

Then the 47th most popular name also Stacey. S-T-A-C-E-Y. 60,000 little tiny babies named Stacey. Then S-T-A-C-E-Y.

1:57.0

That is how both of these Stacey's spell their Stacey. 163 by the way on the list was S-T-A-C-I-E.

2:06.0

You know, if you added up all the Stacey's in the 70s, it would be a top 10 name.

2:13.0

And by the way, these days in the whatever this decade is, the post-Aughts 2010 to 2017, Stacey's not even in a top 200.

2:22.0

Stacey ranks below Lailani, Athena, and London, and that's London with a Y.

2:29.0

That both candidates would be named Stacey is unusual. That they'd both be named the Stacey with the E cuts that probability in half.

2:39.0

Stacey Evans, less well known, has offered one main rationale to vote against Stacey Abrams.

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