November 6, 2010
It’s sadly predictable, but it tends to be true: men love eating big chunks of charred animal, and women, well, they tend to be a bit more varied in their diets – OK, they eat a LOT more salad. I’m not saying they love it, but they seem to know what’s good for them. (Except ...
Tags: body image,
diet,
evolution,
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gender roles,
men as hunter,
men love meat and hate salad,
strong boys,
the why chromosome,
thin girls,
why do men love meat?,
women as gatherer
October 2, 2010
Women with long arms rated as most attractive in a study of Chinese and Australian men, surpassing weight, age and hip size as an indicator of desirability. The research was done at the University of New South Wales and was published in the Journal of Evolutionary Biology. The men were asked to rate pictures of ...
September 6, 2010
Evolution has designed men and women to cheat — we all know this because every month one publication or another makes it their cover story. But it is more complicated than that. If we really were designed to be a species of philanderers, why has every culture in the world designed their societies around marriage? ...
Tags: cheating,
evolution,
gay,
heart break,
infidelity,
lesbian,
marriage,
monogamy,
polyamory,
survival of the fittest,
unfaithful
August 24, 2010
Porn is considered man’s domain. For centuries they secreted their dirty images under the bed, inside novels, and passed them off to their friends with the assumption that the women in their lives would die
July 23, 2010
The current trend of women delaying childbirth until their 30s and even 40s on a regular basis has impacts for society as a whole. One of these may be that we will evolve to have children naturally at a later age. Personally, I’m skeptical. Researchers at the University of Sheffield studied marriage and birth trends since the ...
Tags: babies,
childbirth,
evolution,
fertility,
fertility evolution,
IVF,
menopause,
natural birth,
older mothers,
parents,
reproductive technology,
women's rights
May 4, 2010
Sex toys aren’t just for people any more. In fact, they probably never were. Scientists have discovered that some chimps in Tanzania use leaves as a primitive sex toy to help get each other in the mood. There goes another indicator separating humans from the animal kingdom.
March 25, 2010
Man-flu is real. When he lies on the couch with a gentle sniffle and complains that he can’t possibly help clean out the garage he’s telling the truth. He might have a reason for saying it could kill him.
March 1, 2010
If your guy cheats, dump him. Not only is he an unfaithful bastard, but he’s also probably not very bright. Scientists have found a positive correlation between intelligence and monogamy. There is also a link between men with a lower IQ and belief in God. The theory is that remaining faithful to your partner is ...
February 26, 2010
Total body sex is the idea that all parts of the body can give and receive pleasure; that erogenous zones are not limited to the genitals and face. This is the goal of all sexual pleasure. Amazon.com WidgetsWritten in the Flesh, A History of Desire, takes a look at what kind of sex people have always ...
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Written in the Flesh