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Category: Anthropology
An overview of the classic literature in my field of study.
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Category: Aging
Recently, Richard Dawkins said (full quote below) that a woman should not be concerned about her own safety if she finds herself in an elevator (under some sort of threat, presumably), because it is trivially easy to get out of an elevator if you are...
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Category: Falsehoods II
There are human universals. There, I said it. Now give me about a half hour to explain why this is both correct and a Falsehood. But first, some background and definition....
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Category: Brain and Behavior
Human infants require more care than they should, if we form our expectations based on closely related species (apes, and more generally, Old World simian primates). It has been said that humans are born three months early. This is not accurate. It was thought that...
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Category: Behavioral Biology
Or, when the hunting season is closed, watch teh game (the guys), or when there are no sales, admire each other's shoes (the gals)? This is, of course, a parody of the sociobiological, or in modern parlance, the "evolutionary psychology" argument linking behaviors that evolved...
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Category: Anthropology
From Skeptically Speaking: We talk to author Christopher Ryan about his new book Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality. We'll discuss the most recent science and theories, and how social norms compare to our biological impulses. This Friday. Details here. I may...
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Category: Skeptical Skepticism
This is about the sex-appeal of the skepchicks.
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Category: Human sexuality
In a recent study, 56 percent of the women interviewed in a sample of 1800 claimed that they had a "g-spot" which is an area inside the vagina with increased sensitivity with respect to sexual arousal. (Added: See THIS write up of the original research)...
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Category: Atheism
I would very much like your help in picking out a tee-shirt to wear around town. Let me tell you about the town, and you'll be able to make an appropriate suggestion....
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Category: Anthropology
It has been said that the only way to effect real change in important socio-political debates is to be very aggressive and unapologetically rude in making arguments. Civility and politeness are the hobgoblins of the Western Heternormative Colonoracist Patriarchy. I personally feel that there are...
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