# How testosterone and culture shape behavior

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2024
- Speaker: Carole K. Hooven
- Year: 2024
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health, Psychology and the brain, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/carole_k_hooven_how_testosterone_and_culture_shape_behavior)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Drawing on her research into the science of play, evolutionary biologist Carole K. Hooven delves into how testosterone impacts the body and brain, interacting with culture to create differences in human behavior — starting with why boys tend to prefer rougher play than girls.

## Lectures

1. [How testosterone and culture shape behavior](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/carole_k_hooven_how_testosterone_and_culture_shape_behavior/8e883be6e2ba), 15 min (TED's player)