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Carole Hooven on Transgender Athletes in Sports

Carole Hooven on Transgender Athletes in Sports

FromThe Forward


Carole Hooven on Transgender Athletes in Sports

FromThe Forward

ratings:
Length:
79 minutes
Released:
Jul 1, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In the sixth episode of this series, Lance is joined by Carole Hooven, PhD, lecturer and co-director of Undergraduate Studies in Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University. She also wrote the book, T: The Story of Testosterone, the Hormone that Dominates and Divides Us, which focuses on testosterone and sex differences. Together, they discuss the science around testosterone in relation to this transgender athletes, the idea of biology vs. ideology, and why the focus should be on policies, as opposed to individual athletes.
Released:
Jul 1, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The Forward Podcast with Lance Armstrong gives the audience a rare and revealing listen into Armstrong's conversations with an eclectic range of personalities—some well-known, others simply with intriguing stories to tell. Guests, which hail from the worlds of politics, entertainment, art, business, sport and beyond, have included Malcolm Gladwell, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chris Evert and the Avett Brothers. The Forward often touches on the theme, or concept, from which the podcast’s name is drawn—pressing onward in the face of adversity or challenge, and seizing the opportunity to continually grow from experience. Above all, The Forward Podcast is a personal, honest, engaging and always entertaining dialogue that leaves the listener with new insights and perspective.