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    5 months ago

    Dr. Mark Hall is the only scientist authorized to disarm the automatic self-destruct mechanism; he is an unmarried, childless male and thus presumed to make the most dispassionate decisions during a crisis.

    From The Andromeda Strain

    I forget the name of the theory that’s based on, but I believe it is real. Whether it’s been debunked since that novel was written, I’m less clear on.