David Ludden Ph.D. Talking Apes Why do people believe in God? For most people in the world, the answer seems obvious: Because it’s self-evident that God exists. From the point of view of the believer, the really puzzling question is how anyone could not believe. And yet, as University of …
Read More »Reza Aslan’s ‘God: A Human History’
In an 18th-century illustration, God creates night and day.CreditCreditPhotograph from Hulton Archive/Getty Images By Emma Green A word of advice to the religiously curious: Don’t trust any history of God that has only 171 pages of text. Reza Aslan’s new project, “God: A Human History,” is aimed at the analytically minded …
Read More »Left brain vs. right brain: How does one dominate?
Published Monday 24 December 2018 By Tim Newman Fact checked by Carolyn Robertson The two hemispheres of our brain — left and right — specialize in different tasks. A recent study asks how this occurs and reaches a surprising conclusion. Exactly how do the left and right brain compete for dominance? Hemispheric …
Read More »Who came first on the planet earth, a man or a woman?
Sankara Jayanth There are two ways of understanding your question and the answer depends on the interpretation of your question. Interpretation 1: During the evolution of life on Earth spread across millions of years, which gender of apes evolved first into humans, is it male or female? It doesn’t matter since …
Read More »Male or female? First sex-determining genes appeared in mammals some 180 million years ago
Source:Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics Summary: The Y chromosome, which distinguishes males from females at the genetic level, appeared some 180 million years ago. It originated twice independently in all mammals. Scientists have managed to date these events that are crucial for both mammalian evolution and our lives, because the Y …
Read More »Babies Create a Mental Map of Their Body Before They Ever Leave the Womb
Credit: Shutterstock Among the most exciting moments during pregnancy is when a mother-to-be feels her baby move inside her. Now, research suggests that that kicking isn’t just for kicks: With each kick and jab, your baby may be mapping out its brain and building an information superhighway. These kicks, known as fetal movements, …
Read More »Study: You’re Going to Keep Aging Until You Die
Credit: Shutterstock Once you reach a very advanced age, you reach a sort of “aging plateau,” according to some experts in aging. You get so old that your aging slows down. This idea is reasonably widely held, or at least taken seriously. But a new study suggests it could be …
Read More »Masculine and Feminine Energy
“The masculine is sovereignty, the crown upon your soul. Femininity is humility and unconditional love, the heart within the breast of your soul and together they make the whole soul essence.“St. GermainTwin Souls & Soulmates Dutch/Nederlands We live in a physical universe that consists of many opposites. This polarity can …
Read More »What Does it Mean to Be Feminine?
Can you be feminine and smart, strong and successful? Marcia Reynolds Psy.D. Wander Woman When I was young, my mother told me it was more important to be smart than feminine. Being feminine meant I was weak. If I were to take care of myself in a world I couldn’t …
Read More »Is femininity and masculinity a social or biological construct?
James Sitzmann In answering this question, it is important to keep evolution in mind. How we as humans evolved and survived, is what created the concept of masculinity and femininity. All animals most basic and primal desire is to survive and reproduce. If this weren’t the case, life would never …
Read More »Masculine vs Feminine Traits
True masculinity is not the complete opposite of feminine, but it is very different. This chart shows masculine and feminine personality traits on a spectrum. As a man, you want to showcase your positive masculine traits and don’t want the negative masculine traits. Having positive feminine traits is neutral and …
Read More »The male fear of the feminine
The male fear of the feminine is a phenomenon that has been discussed since the 1930s. It was first introduced by the German psychoanalyst and critic of Freudian theory, Karen Horney (1932) in her paper titled “The Dread of Woman.” Erich Neumann (1954), a German-born Jungian analyst, dedicated one essay …
Read More »The Psychology of Men
Real men don’t talk about their feelings, or do they? Excursion into Philosophy by Edward Hopper, 1959 Tyger Latham Psy.D. Therapy Matters Source Most men don’t spend a lot of time thinking about what it means to them to be a man. That’s because in our society being a man …
Read More »What are the health risks of eating lamb meat on a daily basis?
Helen Tam-SemmensUpdated Jul 17 Eating red meat such as lamb meat increases your risk of cancer, heart disease, erectile dysfunction, diabetes, osteoporosis and bone loss, dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, arthritis and Crohn’s disease, etc This links to hundreds of studies. If you’d download the doc, you can search specifically for …
Read More »Type 2 diabetes risk increased by eating THIS type of meat, experts claim
TYPE 2 diabetes can be linked to poor diet and being overweight or obese. Experts accept a plant-based diet is generally considered healthier than a meat-based diet in preventing the risk of diabetes. By OLIVIA LERCHE However, now experts have said not all meats affect the risk of develop type 2 …
Read More »Sex warning: A lack of RED MEAT in in your diet could be causing THIS bedroom issue
SEX drive in men could wane because of a lack of red meat in their diet. Unlike some other meats, it is rich in zinc – a nutrient known to maintain testosterone levels and boost fertility. By LAUREN CLARK GETTY Sex warning: A lack of red meat could cause a loss …
Read More »25 Superfoods for Better Sex
Turn up the heat in the bedroom with these foods proven to boost libido By the editors of Shape.com Milk “Mother Nature’s prescription for a healthy sex life includes high-fat animal foods, such as whole milk, cream, and butter,” says Kaayla T. Daniel, nutritionist and author of The Whole Soy Story: …
Read More »Study – Are bald men more virile than their well thatched contemporaries?
Rodney D Sinclair, Dallas R English and Graham G GilesMed J Aust 2013; 199 (11): 811-812. || doi: 10.5694/mja13.11360 Published online: 16 December 2013 Abstract Objective: To test the popular assertion that bald men are more virile than their well thatched contemporaries Design, participants and setting: Secondary analysis of data from a case–control study in …
Read More »Are Bald Men More Virile?
Dr Anup Jetwa The apparent link comes down to levels of testosterone. The story goes that excess levels of testosterone leads to baldness and therefore, bald men have more testosterone. And as excess testosterone does actually increase your sex drive, a connection was born. Castrated youths While some of this …
Read More »What Does Facial Hair Say About Your Sex Life?
by JAMES A. BRUSSEL Facial hair size matters when it comes to your sex life. But not in the way you think. For over a century, anthropologists have worked to identify character traits and their specific relevance or relationship to facial hair. Throughout the world, it is a universal belief that …
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