Her recent column, "Carnal Knowledge," explored the science of sexuality, in humans and other species. Her Web site is www.fayeflam.com.
A quick quiz to determine how keenly you're attuned to the science of sex - and whether that's a good thing.
The past year brought us more shocking insights into the world of sex: from the secret lives of Komodo dragons to new hope for erectile dysfunction, from progress in the long-standing puzzle about human/Neanderthal sex to scientific confirmation of the tricks of pickup artists.
A quick quiz to determine how keenly you're attuned to the science of sex - and whether that's a good thing.
The past year brought us more shocking insights into the world of sex: from the secret lives of Komodo dragons to new hope for erectile dysfunction, from progress in the long-standing puzzle about human/Neanderthal sex to scientific confirmation of the tricks of pickup artists.
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Psychologist Jonathan Haidt wants to help liberal types like me understand why some people condemn homosexual relationships as immoral. As an exercise, he says, imagine that a neighbor has installed a sign in her front yard reading Cable television will destroy society. You ask her to explain, and she responds: "Cables are an affront to the god thoth. They radiate theta waves, which make people sterile."
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A Komodo dragon named Flora proved last week that you don't always have to wait for your prince to start a family. Though she lives in the Chester Zoo in England with just her sister, Nessie, the 8-year-old virgin laid a clutch of fertile eggs last spring. After a long incubation period, five baby Komodos finally hatched.
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In an article titled, "Why Women Aren't Funny" in this month's Vanity Fair, Christopher Hitchens writes, "The chief task in life that a man has to perform is that of impressing the opposite sex. . . . Women have no corresponding need to appeal to men in this way. They already appeal to men. . . ."
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