BoingBoing reader Eli the Bearded writes:
Apparently it is all about impressing the dames: "The careers of great male scientists, like those of male criminals, are most prolific in the first flush of youth, according to the study. Both groups pursue their chosen paths with greatest panache before the age of 35 and both lose their enthusiasm when they marry." This news article says a report has found a corrolation between testosterone production curve and scientific and criminal output. But
the cause seems far from proven.
