Since 2000, Baron-Cohen’s department has made a formidable name for itself. At the time his paper was published, he was just two years away from unveiling a controversial and wide-ranging new theory about men and women, which he has named empathizing-systemizing theory. Its basic message is that the “female” brain is hardwired for empathy, while the “male” brain is built for analyzing and building systems, like cars and computers.