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Testosterone, the male sex hormone previously linked to aggression and criminality, may actually foster pro-social behaviors by increasing honesty in men. 
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A new study published in Psychological Science shows that an established hierarchy within a group reduces conflicts and boosts productivity. An appropriate distribution of the power helps people coordinate and perform their tasks better.
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Science is a now kind of thing, but every so often I find a GeekDad-relevant study that somehow slipped unnoticed through the cracks of time. Such is the case for a September, 2011 paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences titled, “Fatherhood decreases testosterone in men.”
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We measure a digit ratio, abstract reasoning ability with the Raven Progressive Matrices task, and risk attitude with choice among lotteries. Low digit ratio in men is associated with higher risk taking and higher scores in abstract reasoning ability when a combined measure of risk aversion over different tasks is used.
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Testosterone makes us overvalue our own opinions at the expense of cooperation, research from the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging at University College London has found. Via BrainHealth
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The testosterone effect of voting for a losing candidate leaves male voters sad, weak, defeated. Is it possible voting makes male voters too vulnerable? Could the unpleasant feelings male voters experience when their candidates lose discourage them from revisiting the polls? No wonder they stop voting. It hurts too much.
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By comparing the testosterone levels of five-month old pairs of twins, both identical and non-identical, researchers were able to establish that testosterone levels in infancy are not inherited genetically but rather determined by environmental... TESTOSTERONE: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?tag=testosterone
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Though Tsimane men have a third less baseline testosterone compared with U.S.
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Hormones shape our bodies, make us fertile, excite our most basic urges, and as scientists have known for years, they govern the behaviors that separate men from women. But how?
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Testosterone may not always be linked with risk-taking, according to new research finding that men with higher levels of the hormone are more accepting of safe sex.
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