http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/faye_flam RSS Feed for Inq Col Faye Flam en-us Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:24:12 GMT http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/faye_flam/Sex_quiz__Test_your_Carnal_Knowledge.html 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. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/faye_flam/20070709_Carnal_Knowledge___A_quick_quiz_to_determine_how_keenly_youre_attuned_to_the_science_of_sex_-_and_whether_thats_a_good_thing_.html 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. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/faye_flam/20070625_Carnal_Knowledge___What_fuels_the_hatred_of_homosexuality_.html 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." http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/faye_flam/6450197.html http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/faye_flam/5850512.html http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/faye_flam/20070129_Carnal__A_dragon_joins_other_species_in_virgin_birth.html 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. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/faye_flam/20070122_Carnal_In_making_a_match__must_men_really_try_harder_.html 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. . . ."