Gregory Gorelik

Gregory Gorelik has a Ph.D. in Evolutionary Psychology and is currently working in behavioral research and data science.

9 Posts

The Ironies of Sex

Gregory Gorelik

22 Sep 2021 · 7 min read

Alternative, Scientifically-Literate Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Boys and Men

From genes to hormones to neurotransmitters, plays a role in shaping men’s masculine self-expression is, to say the least, a scientifically untenable position.

Gregory Gorelik

19 Feb 2019 · 12 min read

Traditionalists and Activists are Both Wrong About Sex and Gender

The clearest evidence for this lack of a distinction is the fact that most individuals are cisgender (individuals whose gender identity aligns with their biological sex).

Gregory Gorelik

30 Jul 2017 · 8 min read

What Sadomasochism Can Teach Us About Human Sexuality

Notwithstanding the ever-expanding reach of Darwinism away from sexuality, the exploration of the evolutionary roots of human sexual behavior is not yet complete.

Gregory Gorelik

4 Apr 2017 · 17 min read

Totalitarianism Rising

As time went on, once-unquestioned assumptions about free speech and due process were attacked into oblivion.

Gregory Gorelik

13 Feb 2017 · 4 min read

How Sexual Dominance Influences Politics

The link between sex and dominance has a deep evolutionary history. The perennial battles between males over reproductive access to females fill the annals of natural history.

Gregory Gorelik

21 Jul 2016 · 10 min read

The Regressive Left and Its Word Games

When government officials and legislators omit any mention of Islamism as an antecedent to violence, they are inoculating dangerous ideas from the searing eye of rational criticism.

Gregory Gorelik

10 Jul 2016 · 4 min read

To Defeat Jihadism, the Battle Over Sacred Values Must Be Won

If traditional warfare is one of the culprits of increasing radicalization, then such an approach is the only viable one.

Gregory Gorelik

20 Nov 2015 · 3 min read

The Longevity of the Traumatized

My grandfather is also a Holocaust survivor. At his age, he is one of the few remaining Holocaust survivors. His story is unsurprisingly a harrowing and sad one.

Gregory Gorelik

31 Oct 2015 · 8 min read