Harvard Biologist on Accepting Gender Differences | Carole Hooven Ep. 694

Carole Hooven teaches and co-directs the undergraduate program in the Department of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University, and is the author of T: The Story of Testosterone, the Hormone that Dominates and Divides Us.

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What We Discuss with Carole:
0:00 - Intro
0:06 - Studying gender in chimpanzees
9:15 - Nature vs nurture in gender
13:25 - The beauty of genitalia makes Carole cry
18:31 - Why Jordan's empathy has shot up with decreased testosterone
20:48 - How testosterone impacts early development
24:29 - How testosterone in fetuses affects mothers & twins
31:40 - Defining gender differences through transpeople
40:25 - How cutting off men's genitals affects behavior (eunuchs)
45:09 - Testosterone differences in athletic men vs men vs women
55:17 - The unfortunate truth of children and gender dysphoria
1:01:43 - Carole isn't afraid to say the truth in the heart of cancel culture
1:04:00 - Why scientists are incentivized to lie
1:12:29 - Getting a biologist to define toxic masculinity
1:19:23 - Why Carole thinks (some) transpeople dislike her
1:22:45 - Why Harvard turned it's back on Carole

For better or worse, testosterone can be attributed to behaviors that civilization has come to recognize as “masculine” — that is, a penchant for physical violence, a thirst for power, and a desire for sex with as many partners as possible. Elevated testosterone can give the edge to males — whether they’re chimpanzees or spiny lizards or humans — who seek to compete with (and out-reproduce) their rivals. And losing the source of most testosterone (the testicles) vastly reverses behavior to make the subject less competitive and more passive — just ask any eunuch or opera-singing castrato.

Most concur that there are differences between sexes in human behavior, although they disagree on the causes. The research, however, is unequivocal: testosterone is a strong factor in human civilization that separates the sexes physically and behaviorally. However, as our guest Dr. Carole Hooven demonstrates in her book T: The Story of Testosterone, the Hormone that Dominates and Divides Us, this results in a wide range of male and female behavior when combined with genes and culture. Furthermore, the fact that many sex differences have biological roots does not justify rigid gender norms or patriarchal attitudes. Understanding testosterone helps us better understand ourselves, one another, and how to create a society that is more fair and secure. Listen, learn, and enjoy!

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