Smash the Ratriarchy
For centuries, women have been dismissed as emotional and, thus, unreliable. The \u201cscientific\u201d proof? Hormones. This stereotype even extends to female rats, which have been excluded from biomedical research because their hormones supposedly make the results \u201cmessy.\u201d But a Northeastern professor has found that these dreaded chemicals could actually cure certain mental health disorders. Now that\u2019s something to get emotional about. \n\nIn this episode, we talk to Rebecca Shansky (associate professor of psychology and director of The Shansky Lab).