ARE HORMONES LINKED TO POLITICAL AGGRESSION IN HUMAN SOCIETIES?
It is commonly understood that testosterone has a hand to play in influencing human aggression. But in the grand stage of human civilization, is testosterone still relevant? This 3-minute thesis explores a particular piece of literature that may give us important insights into testosterone's role in political aggression, and how the hormone may influence one person or group's tendency towards engaging in armed conflicts, religio-political struggles, or worse still, violent terrorism.