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This misguided reticence is a product of archaic cultural mores that make sex a thing of shame for women, but one of pride for men.
Humans, like all organisms, are the product of evolution. And what evolution ‘cares’ about is genetic propagation: how many genes are passed from one generation to the next.
Herd mentality – in all its forms, both ancient and modern – is probably the thing that frightens me most in the world.
Sometimes it is better to write from an unconventional perspective; sometimes what is missing from the equation is a greater sense of historical understanding.
Practically no one these days will fight you on the idea that genes and environments interact (GxE), and it is in these interactions, perhaps, that we can discover if parenting truly does impact children.
In education, where my own experience lies, a depressingly corporate tone is now the norm.
Don’t throw the word ‘misogyny’ at every man with an obtuse opinion. Do so, and you will denude the word of all its meaning and all its power.
The dismal spectacle of radical queer activists, feminists, and sundry other progressives professing solidarity with Islamists is at once fascinating and enraging.
Studying the accuracy of stereotypes is risky business. For many, investigation into stereotypes is tantamount to endorsing bigotry.
Parenting effects usually play some role in our conception of why some people behave differently than others
Our intellectual ascendency defined us as a species and is inextricably linked to our success and our ability to connect with one another.
Biosocial criminologists endure reputational attacks often. The field of criminology is not an especially cordial place to work.
The tyranny of confirmation bias and the fanaticism of its enforcers are not only a disaster for academics themselves.
Blockchain is important because it provides a way to communicate electronically that mimics face-to-face transacting in the physical world.
The decline in female subjective wellbeing was found to cut across both class and race and held true for women of all ages, with children and without.