On 2005-03-06, Miriam Ruiz penned: > > The article is quite interesting, but this quote, afaik, is nonsense: > > Other studies establish a clear link between hormones and mathematical > abilities, says David C. Geary, a professor of psychology at the University > of Missouri at Columbia and author of Male, Female: The Evolution of Human > Sex Differences (American Psychological Association, 1998). "In > transsexuals, when you suppress male hormones, their spatial abilities go > down," he says. "When you give male hormones to women, their spatial > abilities go up." > > Miry
My husband recently mentioned having heard this, also. It sounds really odd to me. I kind of want to know, and kind of don't. I mean, either way, it's not going to change my abilities. Except, wait, I'm taking hormones. So maybe it does? -- monique Ask smart questions, get good answers: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
