John Glenn’s fan mail shows many girls dreamed of the stars – but sexism in the early space program thwarted their ambitions
John Glenn would have turned 100 on July 18, 2021. Today's space program is a giant leap more inclusive than when he made his pioneering orbit of the Earth in 1962.
Roshanna P. Sylvester, Associate Professor of Critical Media Practices and Digital Humanities, University of Colorado Boulder
• conversation
July 13, 2021 • ~12 min
July 13, 2021 • ~12 min
Darwin got sexual selection backwards, research suggests
The sexual selection of larger males may be driven by an abundance – not a scarcity – of females.
Tamas Szekely, Professor of Biodiversity at The Milner Centre for Evolution, University of Bath
• conversation
June 17, 2021 • ~8 min
June 17, 2021 • ~8 min
Young people are eager to have sex, but will post-pandemic hookups bring happiness or despair?
Some people have wondered whether the return to something like normal will bring a new Roaring 20s, with new sexual and social mores. One thing is certain: Young people are eager to have sex.
Nicole K. McNichols, Associate Teaching Professor in Psychology, University of Washington
• conversation
June 17, 2021 • ~9 min
June 17, 2021 • ~9 min
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