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The assertion that human sex differences are socially constructed is part of a broad anti-science movement that has enveloped academia and distorted our basic understanding of science. Sex is not a simple matter of socialization and male and female are fundamental distinctions deeply rooted in biology. This is an article about how we went from sex to gender and how the push for a sexless society is a dangerous and utopian vision that cuts us off from our evolutionary history.

Harvard University is "significantly" impacted by its financial ties with Israel, says an academic.

Harvard University in the United States has been embroiled in controversy after the administration cancelled the appointment of former Executive Director of Human Rights Watch

The Nation documents that Ken Roth–the man who stuck the apartheid label on Israel as head of Human Rights Watch — lost a fellowship at Harvard’s Kennedy School because of his criticism of Israel.

This wild and wonderful list is excerpted from The Modern Bestiary. Mole Salamanders (Ambystoma spp.)   “A woman without a man is like a fish without

The modern denial of biology undermines an essential part of the human story.

Today's Water Cooler

On dating apps, users can at times be spoilt for choice. This may result in us not placing as much emphasis on the actual search for a partner that older generations historically did.   Here, behavioural scientists look into how heterosexual women and men make their choices when selecting a romantic partner.  As behavioural scientists, we have a keen interest in how people make decisions, and particularly how these decisions incorporate a range of emotional, cognitive and psychological fact...

Share Published 3 hours ago: May 21, 2021 at 1:00 pm As behavioural scientists, we have a keen interest in how people make decisions, and particularly how these decisions incorporate a range of emotional, cognitive and psychological factors. Choosing a life partner is arguably one of the most important decisions a person can make. And researchhas shown the most common way to do this these days is to go online. John Gray’s famous 1992 book purports that men and women have innately different n...

Wiki As increasing numbers of people wade cautiously through the digital dating market, many still subscribe to stereotypical ideas about what men and women find attractive in a partner. Our latest research, published today in PLOS One shows the truth, as ever, is more nuanced. Using survey data from 7,325 heterosexual users of dating websites, aged 18 to 65, we show there is no absolute difference between the preferences of men and women when it comes to choosing a mate. Both es...