A collection of 19 posts
The contributions of Robert Trivers belong in the special category of ideas that are obvious once they are explained, yet eluded great minds for ages; simple enough to be stated in a few words, yet with implications that have busied scientists for decades.
A selection of Quillette essays and interviews examining the cultural, scientific, and legal dimensions of gender identity.
For their research showing that rape is generally motivated by sexual desire, Randy Thornhill and Craig Palmer were subjected to death threats and hounded in their personal and professional lives. And yet, they were right.
Behavioural scientist Dr Dani Sulikowski unpacks the evolutionary logic behind women advising other women not to reproduce.
Society should favour the tried-and-true norm of monogamous marriage, which is the most fecund arrangement, most likely to produce children in the kind and quantity we need.
Iona Italia talks to eminent evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins about science, literature, and genetics.
Male versus female is one of surprisingly few genuine dichotomies.
The Extraordinary Life and Work of Frans de Waal
A conversation with geneticist and writer Razib Khan.
An interview with evolutionary biologist Rob Brooks about the positive aspects of AI lovers.
Since the dawn of our species, the evolution of two distinct sexes has been fundamental to human reproduction. There is no such thing as a ‘sex spectrum.’
The Voyage of the Beagle is a literary masterpiece, as well as a scientific one.
Worker ants can sprout wings—but don’t. Ant and termite queens destroy theirs after mating. Many island birds evolve into flightlessness. Can evolution explain why?
Diamond is the most valuable, not only of precious stones, but of all things in this world. ~Pliny The Elder Loving someone, and having them love you back, is the most precious thing in the world. ~Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook At age 11, I first glimpsed the bewildering anthropologic spectacle
The connection with the Beit family and its financial generosity has continued almost unbroken since the founding of the College.