Citizen Sane
The mainstreaming of therapy culture may be driving us all out of our minds.
Steve Salerno
· 18 min read
Sex Differences
A collection of 27 posts
The ‘Sex Recession’ is Real
Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay talks to Debra Soh, author of ‘Sextinction: The Decline of Sex and the Future of Intimacy,’ about neuroscience, hypergamy, elephant seals, politicised sex research, the perils of polyamory, and the sex-repellent scourge of 'phubbing.'
The Death of the Dating App
Evolutionary psychology suggests an explanation for why so many people have found dating apps a frustrating experience.
Andrew King
· 7 min read
Is the Great Feminisation Inevitable?
We must act quickly to reverse illiberal trends among young men and women alike.
Gideon Scopes
· 10 min read
The Great Divergence
Many psychological and behavioural gaps between men and women have widened in more gender-equal countries, dealing a major blow to sociological theories of sex differences.
David C. Geary, Lewis G. Halsey
· 8 min read
Sage of Sex and Psyche
Remembering Don Symons (1942–2024).
Steven Pinker
· 12 min read
Tickle vs. Giggle
Women-only spaces are valuable, and we should prevent biological males from accessing them, whatever their stated gender identity.
Holly Lawford-Smith
· 8 min read
The Chauvinist/Gender Theorist Alliance
The boxing debacle in Paris has cast an embarrassing spotlight on the IOC’s willingness to embrace nonsensical gender theory.
Jon Pike
· 6 min read
What Does It Mean for Something to Be Socially Constructed?
There are at least three things that people might mean by ‘socially constructed’: that something is social, rather than natural; contextual, rather than universal; or that its importance has been inflated.
Holly Lawford-Smith
· 7 min read
From Banana Slugs to Human Beings, There Are Just Two Sexes
An examination of 18 supposedly ‘trans animals’ disproves activist claims that we all live on a non-binary gender ‘spectrum.’
Emma Hilton, Jonathan Kay
· 11 min read
Why Do Men Dominate Chess?
FIDE’s new policy governing who can compete in women’s categories highlights the persistent sex imbalance at the game’s elite levels.
Carole Hooven
· 27 min read
Sex Differences in the Brain and the Mind
Men’s and women’s brains are biased to notice and process different aspects of the social and physical world.
David C. Geary
· 12 min read
The Sex of Skeletons
To suggest that a spirited discussion of the importance of sex and gender in archeology threatens “scientific integrity” is to misunderstand the nature of science.
Lawrence M. Krauss
· 7 min read
Male or Female: There's Nothing In Between
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.’
Zachary A. Elliott
· 17 min read
Ignoring Biological Reality Puts Female Hockey Players at Risk
A frightening injury at an NHL-sponsored transgender tournament in Wisconsin reminds us why women’s leagues should remain sex-protected spaces.
Jonathan Kay
· 12 min read