Don't Underestimate the Power of Testosterone Poisoning

[Natasha]

Don't Underestimate the Power of Testosterone Poisoning

http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/the_plank/archive/2009/06/26/don-t-underestimate-the-power-of-testosterone-poisoning.aspx
6/26/09

Well, sure. Psychology and socialization are issues. But it seems to me that one big honking factor is missing from this list: hormones. Testosterone makes men do crazy things. It makes them beat each other up, start wars, and, yes, suffer from the occasionally overwhelming desire to chase skirt even when--or perhaps even especially when--it is an incredibly stupid, risky thing to do.