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more about #study Jack_Burton: I'd like to see this study - I wonder how they're determining the "overestimation" - and how much of this aggression is just posturing? more » lisas: The original article is totally revolting. What a gross use of a picture (not the Jezebel Pitt picture, the original article). Racist much? more » Oleander: Maybe I am the odd one out here, but I totally understand the impulse for violent confrontation. I don't condone it most of the time, but I understand... more » Sodypop: When I read this, my first thought was about those idiots that bring guns and rifles to the health care town hall meetings. What exactly are they thin... more » MilointheMeadow: But that one scene in Public Enemies where Johnny Depp punches a guy at the coat check because he's interrupting their conversation? HOT. Also, Fight... more » msAnthrope: some women do get off on this though. my husband told me about this woman he used to date. they left some restaurant and some local guys began giving ... more » Aesop's Foibles. YES.: What was the average age of the men in the study? I wonder because I'd think that the obvious age group operating under these ideas would be the 18-25... more » cuteasabutton: It ain't just the boys! [www.news.com.au] more » BiteMeMitchell!: There are few things in the world that impress me more, as a woman, than a man who just walks away from any aggro that might be kicking off. I hate to... more » KathrynwithaY loves Joan Collins: Nothing is sexier than Shout Wiping blood off your clothes after some dbags wail on each other at the bar. Spilled Pabst on your Affliction shirt an... more » OneTwoPunch: Nothing ruins a night faster than a drunken douchebag who has no idea how to fight, but just wants to cause drama because of their fucked up bullshit.... more » hortense: I watched a backyard bbq game of volleyball turn into Lord of the Flies this weekend, so I buy this. Volleyball, you guys. more » Agumen: I think this is a biological thing as opposed to a social thing. As a man, when you get in a fight, the adrenaline leaves you feeling pumped, and on t... more » Snowbunny: Screaming and trying to separate two morons while wearing your nice party clothes and high heels is such a turn on, though! I love the fact that I co... more » cwisto moweina has got yer goat: Assertiveness, confidence, and the ability to effectively deal with conflict are attractive, in any gender. Aggressiveness, especially physical aggr... more » morninggloria: There are few things that ruin a night faster than being out at a watering hole type establishment and having your male companion decide that he has t... more » NefariousNewt: This is as good a time as any to wheel out my favorite chestnut: Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent. 'Nuff said. more » Rare Affinity: With Hollywood currently in thrall to young men who look as if they couldn’t hurt a fly, partly because the fly would get them a damn good thrashing... more » RodetheTrolleywithStanwyck: Does this apply to cats? Because mine slap-fights the other for no reason. Sometimes I place bets. more » Flackette Goes Retro: Well this does a lot to explain my brother, for one thing. more » -
#unnecessaryroughness
Study: Dudes Overestimate Need To Punch Each Other
According to a new study, when men imagine "conflict scenarios," they overestimate the aggression of their peers and how attractive aggression is to women. Men who feel they are less aggressive than others also have worse self-esteem. [True/Slant] -
#livefastdieyoung
Risky Behavior More Likely In Teens Who Believe They'll Die Young
Why do teenagers do drugs, have unsafe sex, or engage in other dangerous behaviors? Not necessarily because they think they're invulnerable: researchers report a link between teens' risky behavior and self-predictions that they'll die before the age of 35. More » -
#wombraiders
Research Suggests Women May Produce Eggs As Adults
Scientists have found evidence that adult women have stem cells in their ovaries that let them generate more eggs, challenging the long-standing belief that women are born with a fixed number of ova. More » -
#weightymatters
Scientists Discover Fat Helps You Lose Weight
Well, one type of fat. Research shows adults have large, active deposits of "brown fat," a type of energy-burner once thought to disappear after infancy. Scientists hope it may lead to ways to fight obesity. More » -
#spankingnewstudy
S&M Brings Couples Closer Together
According to new research on the hormonal changes in men and women during sadomasochistic parties, activities like spanking, flogging, and bondage are stressful while they are occurring, but can increase the bond between couples afterwards. More » -
#inthered
Menstruation Turns Women Into Shopaholics
You know how all women love going on extravagant shopping sprees and how we turn into incompetent moody wrecks during our periods? According to new research the two lady stereotypes are related. More » -
#foodforthought
I'm Not Fat, I'm Just Smart
The stress of thinking makes people overeat, potentially making "heavy thinkers" obese, according to a new report. -
#weightymatters
Happiness Is Not A Smaller Dress Size
According to a new study, women who wear a U.K. size 14 are the happiest with their life and looks. -
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#thevirginsuicides
No Sh-t: New Study Finds 'Virginity Pledges' Ineffective, Promoting Unsafe Sex
Bad (yet not surprising) news for parents whose idea of sex education is making their kids pinky-swear to not have premarital sex: it doesn't work. And not only does it not work, it's not safe. -
#caffeinejunkies
Coffee More Potent for Joes
Caffeine has a greater effect on men than women, and its effects start just ten minutes after it is drunk, according to a new study.
