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Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

1610: Testosterone… the Hormone That Divides Men & Women With Carole Hooven

Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge

Health & Fitness, Fitness

4.8 • 12.6K Ratings

🗓️ 2 August 2021

⏱️ 97 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

In this episode Sal, Adam & Justin speak with Carole Hooven, author of T: The Story of Testosterone, the Hormone that Dominates and Divides Us.

  • How just because you weren’t a stellar student early on doesn’t mean you can’t change your path moving forward. (1:54)
  • The differences between humans and chimpanzees. (8:47)
  • What drew her to the field of testosterone? (12:16)
  • Why chromosomes do NOT define sex. (14:28)
  • The masculine framework of the brain. (19:50)
  • Does culture follow biology? (26:59)
  • Why women are more attuned to people’s emotions. (38:35)
  • Why men may be more prone to risky behavior. (47:52)
  • How emotions drive our lives. (50:50)
  • The interesting dynamics of same-sex relationships. (58:50)
  • The problems with polygamy. (1:02:32)
  • The challenges that come with her field of expertise in our current climate. (1:05:55)
  • Her issues with the term ‘toxic masculinity’. (1:10:55)
  • What would society be without masculine traits? (1:18:30)
  • The importance of testosterone when it comes to athletic performance. (1:23:39)
  • The negative effects of testosterone. (1:26:27)
  • The file drawer effect in science. (1:31:20)

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0:00.0

If you want to pump your body and expand your mind, there's only one place to go.

0:05.7

Mite, op, mite, op with your hosts.

0:09.1

Salda Stefano, Adam Schaefer, and Justin Andrews.

0:13.1

You just found the world's number one fitness health and entertainment podcast.

0:17.1

This is Mindpop, right in today's episode.

0:19.6

We interviewed Carol Huvin, the author of the book, The Story of Tastosterone,

0:25.3

The Hormone that dominates and divides us.

0:29.3

This is a very illuminating episode, especially in today's climate,

0:34.3

where people are arguing the differences between men and women.

0:38.1

Are they biological or are they purely social and societal?

0:42.9

She really sheds a lot of light on this, and it's all based off of empirical research.

0:48.1

It's a phenomenal episode.

0:49.9

One of my favorite conversations I know you'll love it.

0:52.4

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