The Science of Good and Evil

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i was just thinking about this because i think european cultures tend to be tighter, that is, the people are more likely to follow the new norms as they change. Or as americans, we tend to be pretty loose. You know, i'mnot. I'm going to do whatever i want, kona. Thet imd throw it back to you with the coolige a principal. Andoh, mitch has been happily and faithfully married to his wife barbara for many years. By contrast, phil has been in a miserable marriage to his boss's daughter, and just got busted by his wife for heaven in a with a young checkout clerk.

In episode 204, Michael Shermer speaks with codirector of undergraduate studies in the Department of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University, Carole Hooven, PhD about testosterone. While most people agree that sex differences in human behavior exist, they disagree about the reasons. But the science is clear: testosterone is a potent force in human society, driving the bodies and behavior of the sexes apart. But, as Hooven shows in T, it does so in concert with genes and culture to produce a vast variety of male and female behavior. And, crucially, the fact that many sex differences are grounded in biology provides no support for restrictive gender norms or patriarchal values. In understanding testosterone, we better understand ourselves and one another — and how we might build a fairer, safer society.