Gender and Our Brains

Narrator Hannah Curtis's light and airy British accent adds even more legitimacy to Rippon's dispatching of misinformation, shoddy research, and sexist assumptions relating to the myth of male and female minds. Her voice proves welcoming in its warmth and energy but is equally assertive and filled with conviction as she narrates Rippon's prose. She proves adept at communicating Rippon's arguments and sometimes ribbing commentary. Curtis fluctuates her tone actively to meet the context of the writing, making the experience feel almost conversational to the listener. Her performance seems entirely in sync with the author. Rippon's writing will rile many as she systematically dismantles the current scientific research on gender to illustrate how much of the research is flawed, limited, or intentionally ignoring evidence to the contrary. L.E. � AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine