Word: complexity
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Testosterone is the substance that literally turns boys into boys in the womb. In the first weeks after conception, all embryos are technically sexless. Around the sixth week of gestation, the presence of the Y chromosome in males triggers a complex set of signals that cause a surge in testosterone. Among other things, that sets in motion the formation of the penis and testes. In adolescence, boys undergo another eruption that deepens their voices, causes hair to form on their bodies and allows their muscles to enlarge. Testosterone in the blood of teenage boys can jump to as high...
...bodies. Authors Harrison Pope and Katharine Phillips, professors of psychiatry at Harvard and Brown, respectively, and Roberto Olivardia, a clinical psychologist at McLean Hospital in Belmont, Mass., have a catchy name to describe this obsession--a term that will soon be doing many reps on chat shows: the Adonis Complex...
...historical loop forms: steroids beget pro wrestlers--Hulk Hogan, for one, has admitted taking steroids--who inspire boys to be just like them. Steroids have changed even boys' toys. Feminists have long derided Barbie for her tiny waist and big bosom. The authors of The Adonis Complex see a similar problem for boys in the growth of G.I. Joe. The grunt of 1982 looks scrawny compared with G.I. Joe Extreme, introduced in the mid-'90s. The latter would have a 55-in. chest and 27-in. biceps if he were real, which simply can't be replicated in nature. Pope...
...play an industry function, though - not much vanilla or mainstream about them at all. Every time the Pit drove into catchy melodies or guitar riffs, they'd let loose into some tuneless noodling or unorthodox chord progression. It was almost a textbook case of indie rock being too complex, too busy - some would say too smart - for mass consumption. That said, one or two Gravel Pit songs were streamlined enough for radio play, but it seemed unlikely that they'd be signed to a huge record deal anytime soon. By the time the Gravel Pit had wrapped...
...desire to reaffirm its identity in this transitional period. However, it is not clear to us at this time that Radcliffe has explored all possible alternatives to changing Cronkhite. In a news article in The Crimson, Radcliffe spokesperson Michael A. Armini said 83 Brattle St. (an apartment complex across from Cronkhite) might be changed into office space. This was never mentioned at a March 1 meeting with John O. Horst, the Institute's Director of Facilities, Administrative and Technology Services. Clearly there is uncertainty, even among Radcliffe personnel, as to nature of the Institute's proposals...