Yawn Juan My friend and I are debating why it is that men don’t want you when you want them yet they’re all gung-ho when you aren’t interested. She believes that we just want what we can’t have. Could it be that simple? —Pondering I n looking for love, a number of people confuse “the […]
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Science Advice Goddess: Penis on the Half Shell
Penis On The Half-Shell A guy my girlfriend dated seven years ago is now an aspiring artist, and he gave my girlfriend one of his paintings. It’s abstract, splashy, and horrible. I find it disrespectful of him to give it to her (because she’s in a relationship). She said he does lots of paintings, sells […]
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Dr. Joyce Benenson: How the evolution of male warriors/female worriers drives us
Welcome to Amy Alkon’s HumanLab: The Science Between Us, a weekly show with the luminaries of behavioral science. This week’s show explains why advice to “lean in” is totally unrealistic and other ways evolved male/female sex differences shape who we are. My guest this week is psychology professor Dr. Joyce Benenson, discussing her fantastic new book, “Warriors […]
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Sexual Confidence for Women with Dr. Beth Montemurro
Welcome to Amy Alkon’s HumanLab: The Science Between Us, a weekly show with the luminaries of behavioral science. Tonight’s show is about women and sexual power — why some women feel like passive participants in their sex lives and why and how other women are able to feel comfortable in their sexual skin. My guest […]