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Social viagra?

Geoff Riley

24th June 2008

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Could this be a possible new merit good?

“Scientists in the US found that oxytocin, a natural hormone that assists childbirth and helps mothers bond with newborn babies, helps reduce anxiety and calm phobias. There are also signs it may help people with autism.”

More here from the Telegraph and also from the Times

It would be nice to have a bottle of the stuff handy to spray over people at boring committee meetings and in classrooms where students are by default passive sponges despite our best efforts!

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

@tutor2uGeoff

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