New research has demonstrated a link between the ratio of the length of the index finger to the ring finger to relative scores on the math and reading SAT. The relative length of these two fingers is apparently related to testosterone and estrogen levels in utero.
While this research focuses on comparisons between the sexes, a logical extrapolation would be that the same sort of forces might hold across gender as well. People don’t like to talk about gender differences these days, but if you have young kids, it is hard not to see them. We tried to raise my son to be a little girly man. It worked for two and a half years. His favorite thing to do was to dress up in ballerina outfits with his sister and put on makeup. Then one day I made the mistake of turning on Power Rangers. He was instantaneously transformed into a battle-loving, sword-toting warrior and has never once looked back.
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People don’t like to talk about gender differences these days, but if you have young kids, it is hard not to see them.
You have only proved the continuing lure of spandex wearing superheroes. I question the rest of your thesis.
People don’t like to talk about gender differences these days, but if you have young kids, it is hard not to see them.
You have only proved the continuing lure of spandex wearing superheroes. I question the rest of your thesis.
There was a paper, written by Marvin Zuckerman and published in Behavioral and Brain Sciences (1987) – the title says it all: “All parents are environmentalists until they have their second child”.
There was a paper, written by Marvin Zuckerman and published in Behavioral and Brain Sciences (1987) – the title says it all: “All parents are environmentalists until they have their second child”.
Actually the study was already done:
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v404/n6777/abs/404455a0.html
Nature v404 p455 (2000)
The finger ratio is a marker for sexual orientation with homosexual women being closer to hetersexual men. There are other studies on this topic, but I figured this was a good one for a link.
Actually the study was already done:
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v404/n6777/abs/404455a0.html
Nature v404 p455 (2000)
The finger ratio is a marker for sexual orientation with homosexual women being closer to hetersexual men. There are other studies on this topic, but I figured this was a good one for a link.
so Jerry Falwell was right (although it was omitted from his freakonomics obit 5/16)- that purple tellytub may have sped up aberrant sexual preference?!
so Jerry Falwell was right (although it was omitted from his freakonomics obit 5/16)- that purple tellytub may have sped up aberrant sexual preference?!