RSA Animate - The Divided Brain
A new study finds that physical contact, such as a pat on the back by a woman, increases a man’s risk tolerance. […] Investigators discovered that men would risk more money if a female experimenter patted them on the back, than if she just talked to them or if a man did the patting. […] The results suggest that a woman’s touch works the same on adults as it does on infants: making them feel more secure and more willing to take risks.
Stop hacking my brains. :(