Power, Infidelity and Genes

Why is it that powerful men so often cheat on their spouses? The list of the fallen is long -- Eliot Spitzer, Bill Clinton, Mark Sanford, Jimmy Swaggart ... One theory says that they are among a breed of risk takers, and the same genetic traits that make them successful professionally get them in hot water personally. Why? Research suggests that this might have to do with the decision making center in their brain.

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Wordwright made this comment

Saturday, 26 September 2009

Obviously no direct link between brains and lust/ power. Once again, the penis brain wins out over the cerebral cortex!
andreahoff7 made this comment

Saturday, 03 October 2009

If it is risk takers then it is probably not just people of power. The little guy just never hits the news, (lucky for him) ha-ha