You don't have a male or female brain – the more brains scientists study, the weaker the evidence for sex differences
Rather than distinctly male or female, the human brain is much more like the heart, kidneys and lungs – basically the same no matter the sex of the body it's in.
Lise Eliot, Professor of Neuroscience, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
• conversation
April 22, 2021 • ~8 min
April 22, 2021 • ~8 min
Nofap: can giving up masturbation really boost men's testosterone levels? An expert's view
A growing online movement believes that giving up masturbation can make us happier and boost our testosterone levels.
Daniel Kelly, Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry, Sheffield Hallam University •
conversation
March 29, 2021 • ~7 min
March 29, 2021 • ~7 min
'Sex addiction' isn't a justification for killing, or really an addiction – it reflects a person's own moral misgivings about sex
'Sex addiction' isn't a diagnosable disorder, but the turmoil religious men feel over the disconnect between their sexual values and behavior can lead to real psychological distress.
Joshua B. Grubbs, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Bowling Green State University •
conversation
March 20, 2021 • ~7 min
March 20, 2021 • ~7 min
Will robots make good friends? Scientists are already starting to find out
Robots and humans can be friends – but not in a way that would win Aristotle's approval.
Tony Prescott, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience and Director of the Sheffield Robotics Institute, University of Sheffield •
conversation
Feb. 15, 2021 • ~8 min
Feb. 15, 2021 • ~8 min
Why males may have a worse response to COVID-19
A new study is the first to identify sex differences in inflammation and immune cell activation in response to SARS-CoV-2 infection, which causes COVID-19.
Meghan E. Rebuli, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• conversation
Oct. 12, 2020 • ~7 min
Oct. 12, 2020 • ~7 min
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