Today, the BBC reported that aggressive humor is largely dependent on testosterone levels:
Professor Shuster believes humour develops from aggression caused by male hormones. He documented the reaction of over 400 individuals to his unicycling antics through the streets of Newcastle upon Tyne. Almost half of people responded verbally - more being men. Very few of the women made comic or snide remarks, while 75% of the men attempted comedy - mostly shouting out "Lost your wheel?", for example.
And back in February, they reported that women with higher levels of testosterone have better sex:
"But many younger women also report having low sexual interest and enjoyment and traditionally," she said. "This has been explained away as being caused by relationship issues, depression or other life circumstances. But now we know for many women the underlying problem is biological. If further studies reconfirm the benefits we have seen, the [testosterone] spray could make an enormous difference to the quality of many women's lives."
So if a = b and b = c then a = c? We know that equation is so off, but it should go something like that. Anyone out there recently taken the LSAT and want to help with this one?
BBC News: Humor 'comes from testosterone'
BBC News: Spray to boost female sex drive
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(Thanks, Jill!)