Women favour climate actions that benefit future generations more than men – new study
Attitudes towards climate policies partly depend on a consideration of future, as yet unborn, descendants. Women tended to show more ability to think about how future generations could benefit.
March 13, 2024 • ~6 min
Seven reasons more female leaders would be a positive step for the climate
Research shows that men and women have different perspectives on climate, with huge implications in terms of policymaking. For that reason, diverse leadership is essential.
March 7, 2024 • ~7 min
White men dominate the environment sector – here’s how to encourage more diverse voices
The environment sector is notoriously dominated by white men. But diverse voices and critical discussions about climate policies are key to making good, inclusive decisions about the future.
March 7, 2024 • ~8 min
Hispanic health disparities in the US trace back to the Spanish Inquisition
Early modern societies in Latin America and Spain saw a convergence of traditional medical knowledge and the professionalization of medicine. The resulting differences in access to care endure today.
March 5, 2024 • ~10 min
Forget ‘Man the Hunter’ – physiological and archaeological evidence rewrites assumptions about a gendered division of labor in prehistoric times
Female bodies have an advantage in endurance ability that means Paleolithic women likely hunted game, not just gathered plants. The story is written in living and ancient human bodies.
Nov. 17, 2023 • ~12 min
Biological sex is far from binary − this college course examines the science of sex diversity in people, fungi and across the animal kingdom
Spanning evolutionary biology, genetics, development, neurobiology, endocrinology and psychology, as well as current events and sports, students explore the complexities of the biology of sex.
Oct. 23, 2023 • ~6 min
Trans students benefit from gender-inclusive classrooms, research shows – and so do the other students and science itself
‘Don’t Say Gay’ bills claim to use science to justify a binary definition of sex based on certain traits. But the biology of sex and gender is not so simple.
Aug. 31, 2023 • ~11 min
Trans youth are significantly more likely to attempt suicide when gender dysphoria is met with conversion therapy than with hormone treatment
Because of ethical considerations, there are no clinical trials comparing the effects of hormone therapy to conversion therapy on trans youths. But a set of recent studies tease out cause and effect.
July 31, 2023 • ~10 min
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