Guest guest Posted September 8, 2002 Report Share Posted September 8, 2002 Very interesting show from This American Life on NPR. Be Well, Dharam click to hear http://www.thislife.org/ra/220.ram On the Show Sure, testosterone carries some negative connotations: hyper-competitiveness, promiscuity, love of explosions, painted torsos at sporting events. Yet we all have it - men and women - and studies show that its effects are a lot stranger - and a lot more subtle - than you might think. This week, a man gets sick and loses his testosterone for four months, and his entire personality changes. A woman gets dosed with twice the testosterone men have, with some surprising effects. The pros and cons of the hormone of desire. Pictured above, a portrait by Chicago photographer Sunny Neater from her series on youth boxing leagues. During Act Three of our show, when the staff of This American Life decides to get its testosterone tested to determine who has the most, we get some hard facts about what personality traits correlate with high testosterone, from Professor James Dabbs, author of Heroes, Rogues and Lovers: Testosterone and Behavior. During the prologue to to the show, Producer Alex Blumberg talks about Marilyn French's 1977 novel The Women's Room. Discuss Testosterone on our bulletin boards at www.Transom.org. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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