Comments on: Finger Length Key to Aggression

By: Secure Liberty

Secure Liberty — Fri, 04 Mar 2005 19:07:40 +0000

Finger Length And Agression
Now this is an odd story and it gets even weirder as you'll see. The BBC is reporting on a study by some Canadian scientists examining finger length and agression. (H/T Outside the Beltway) The length of a man's fingers can reveal how physically ag...

By: B. Minich, PI

B. Minich, PI — Fri, 04 Mar 2005 18:12:46 +0000

This sounds like "atavism" (I think that's the name), back in the day, which assserted that a person's criminality could be determine by feeling the shape of his skull.

That was disproven, and I have a feeling this will eventually be disproven too (though no certainity). It would be interesting to see us go back to trying to explain this stuff physiologically.

By: confabulation or the tower of babel?

confabulation or the tower of babel? — Fri, 04 Mar 2005 16:49:15 +0000

Friday Confabs
James at OTB explains about Finger Length Key to Aggression
Ralph Bennet at TCS says Bloggers are the best thing that has ever happened to journalism
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By: DC Loser

DC Loser — Fri, 04 Mar 2005 15:49:42 +0000

"Are Canadians â nurtured in the caring Canadian culture â less likely to rely on thier middle fingers in negotiating traffic?"

Probably not in parts of Toronto or Montreal :P

By: Rodney Dill

Rodney Dill — Fri, 04 Mar 2005 14:26:26 +0000

my middle fingers are much longer than either, though, which is very helpful in negotiating Beltway traffic.

Ha, ... or at least helpful in editorializing on others' abilities to negotiate the Beltway traffic.

By: Herb Ely

Herb Ely — Fri, 04 Mar 2005 14:17:47 +0000

Maybe the Canadian Scientists can explain the beltway traffic behavior through a "nature vs. nurture" invistigation. Are Canadians - nurtured in the caring Canadian culture - less likely to rely on thier middle fingers in negotiating traffic?