Male Answer Syndrome explained in one sentence:

[randomness]

"Unmanly is admitting you don't know." --someone a couple of tables over at breakfast.

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[lyonesse.livejournal.com]

graduate school is about explaining exactly why nobody currently knows, including off-the-cuff experimental designs that would enlighten everyone, concluding with a theoretical rantlet about what the answer "very likely" is, all delivered in a voice that admits to only the deepest understanding ;)

[marmota.livejournal.com]

Hee! So basically it morphs into "Here is why we can't answer this" syndrome?