By: NinjaDebugger
Sexual equality means that given all else being equal, a woman has the same likelihood of success in a given field as a man. That “all other things” includes whatever effect testosterone has on the...
View ArticleBy: Mitch Harden
Yeah but, Testosterone (Ts) levels are higher in sports teams that win. And in Chess players that win. It’s not very surprising that when traders ‘win’ a profit that their Ts goes up. Not to mention...
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By: Ed Yong
“Ideally you would want to castrate the trader” Lol. We must do this. For the good of science, you undertstand And regarding the equality issue, I think Ninjadebugger has got it spot on. The reason, by...
View ArticleBy: magetoo
What matters with regards to sexual equality is that those women who DO excel have equal CHANCES to excel. Which they won’t have, if testosterone levels turn out to predict performance in the way this...
View ArticleBy: NinjaDebugger
They will have, because women who excel will have either elevated testosterone levels (compared to other females) or will have some other factor that compensates for the lower testosterone. You’re...
View ArticleBy: magetoo
You’re confusing “women who do excel” with “all women”. Not at all — but apparently I’m coming at the question from a different angle. How do you get the chance to prove yourself in the first place, if...
View ArticleBy: Jerzy
I guess such traders make higher profits in normal days, but are also more likely to fatally miscalculate when stocks fall. Testosterone correlates with taking risks, and risks are, naturally, risky....
View ArticleBy: Max
I still don’t understand if there is anything in this post that describes actual direct causality. If you look at the sports example, anticipation of a big game produces testosterone and winning a big...
View ArticleBy: Ed Yong
Max, from the paper: “We looked into the direction of the relationship between testosterone and P&L [profit & loss]. To do so, we analyzed a trader’s 11am testosterone levels and the P&L...
View ArticleBy: NinjaDebugger
You get the chance when people have finally put aside judging you by your likelihood of being good at your job with judging you by how well you do your job. It’s not going to happen in our lifetimes,...
View ArticleBy: NinjaDebugger
Sexual equality means that given all else being equal, a woman has the same likelihood of success in a given field as a man. That “all other things” includes whatever effect testosterone has on the...
View ArticleBy: Mitch Harden
Yeah but, Testosterone (Ts) levels are higher in sports teams that win. And in Chess players that win. It’s not very surprising that when traders ‘win’ a profit that their Ts goes up. Not to mention...
View ArticleClik here to view.
By: Ed Yong
“Ideally you would want to castrate the trader” Lol. We must do this. For the good of science, you undertstand And regarding the equality issue, I think Ninjadebugger has got it spot on. The reason, by...
View ArticleBy: magetoo
What matters with regards to sexual equality is that those women who DO excel have equal CHANCES to excel. Which they won’t have, if testosterone levels turn out to predict performance in the way this...
View ArticleBy: NinjaDebugger
They will have, because women who excel will have either elevated testosterone levels (compared to other females) or will have some other factor that compensates for the lower testosterone. You’re...
View ArticleBy: magetoo
You’re confusing “women who do excel” with “all women”. Not at all — but apparently I’m coming at the question from a different angle. How do you get the chance to prove yourself in the first place, if...
View ArticleBy: Jerzy
I guess such traders make higher profits in normal days, but are also more likely to fatally miscalculate when stocks fall. Testosterone correlates with taking risks, and risks are, naturally, risky....
View ArticleBy: Max
I still don’t understand if there is anything in this post that describes actual direct causality. If you look at the sports example, anticipation of a big game produces testosterone and winning a big...
View ArticleBy: Ed Yong
Max, from the paper: “We looked into the direction of the relationship between testosterone and P&L [profit & loss]. To do so, we analyzed a trader’s 11am testosterone levels and the P&L...
View ArticleBy: NinjaDebugger
You get the chance when people have finally put aside judging you by your likelihood of being good at your job with judging you by how well you do your job. It’s not going to happen in our lifetimes,...
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