Tyson suggested categorizing athletes by hormone levels, not gender, sparking debate on Piers Morgan's show.

On Piers Morgan's show, he and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson debated transgender athletes in sports. Tyson proposed categorizing athletes by hormone ratios rather than gender, comparing it to weight classes in wrestling. Morgan disagreed, calling the idea "ridiculous" and arguing that the science of sex separation is clear. They agreed that creating separate categories for transgender athletes could be a solution.

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