Why women and other female primates seek out multiple partners.
Category: behavior
The Japanese men who prefer virtual girlfriends to sex
Unless something happens to boost Japan’s birth rate, its population will shrink by a third between now and 2060. One reason for the lack of babies is the emergence of a new breed of Japanese men, the otaku, who love manga, anime and computers – and sometimes show little interest in sex.
People Lose Their Sh*t in Hilarious Haunted House Photos, Part Two
Last year, a haunted house called Nightmares Fear Factory became an internet sensation when photos they took of people being scared out of their minds went über-viral, and this year they’re at it again.
The new batch of the company’s freak-out photos is beginning to spread and many feature the same kind of over-the-top, unrestrained reactions that made last year’s such a hit.
Inside the Power of the N.R.A.
It has been a year since the Newtown shootings. Federal gun laws haven???t changed. Here is why.
The Selling of Attention Deficit Disorder
Diagnoses have soared as makers of the drugs used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder have found success with a two-decade marketing campaign.
The people who challenged my atheism most were drug addicts and prostitutes
I’ve been reminded that life is not as rational as Richard Dawkins sees it. Perhaps atheism is an intellectual luxury for the wealthy
Successful comedians display symptoms of psychosis, study says
Unusual personalities ‘connect random thoughts’ and impulsive, irrational minds can create best comedy, research suggests.
ADHD: Diagnosis may be a distraction from the truth
Could ADHD be a myth? One expert believes so
To Keep Teenagers Alert, Schools Let Them Sleep In
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Jilly Dos Santos really did try to get to school on time. She set three successive alarms on her phone. Skipped breakfast. Hastily applied makeup while her fuming father drove. But last year she rarely made it into the frantic scrum at the doors of Rock Bridge High School here by the first bell, at 7:50 a.m.
Then she heard that the school board was about to make the day start even earlier, at 7:20 a.m.
“I thought, if that happens, I will die,” recalled Jilly, 17. “I will drop out of school!”
That was when the sleep-deprived teenager turned into a sleep activist. She was determined to convince the board of a truth she knew in the core of her tired, lanky body: Teenagers are developmentally driven to be late to bed, late to rise. Could the board realign the first bell with that biological reality?
The Oldest Profession Evolves—How the Web Transformed Prostitution
The Internet has lowered the bar for entry, and brought new buyers and sellers into the sex market, reports Greg Gilderman.