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Length of ring and index fingers 'linked to sexuality'

• mynewtb 8y ago
  Sample size of 18 and 'on average'. Scienceclickbait, you don't miss anything spectacular by skipping this article.
  • cup 8y ago
    That's a very dismissive attitude. There are limitations with the study, but the methodology is sound.
  • tristanj 8y ago
    Digit ratio is actually a very well studied effect. Hundreds of studies have been done on it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digit_ratio https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digit_ratio The wiki page references at least 10-15 studies discussing its correlation with sexual orientation.
    • WalterSear 8y ago
      I can't figure out why this is news. What am I missing?
• MatekCopatek 8y ago
  I imagine it must be difficult to find identical twins where one is gay and the other straight, but n=36 sure sounds like a small sample.
  • flukus 8y ago
    I would have imagined the uniformity in finger lengths between identical twins would be the limiting factor.
    • jarfil 8y ago
      I'm surprised that it's even possible for identical twins to have different exposure levels to testosterone in the womb.
• vixen99 8y ago
  So seems it's not a social construction after all.