Homo Consumericus

By comparing cookbook recipes from 1936 and 2006, this helps us shed light (not weight) on one source of the obesity epidemic. Read More

How many American women use vibrators within their sexual repertoire? Furthermore, are there differences between users and non-users when it comes to health conscious behaviors and sexual functioning? Read More

There are many factors that determine the number of lifetime (opposite sex) sexual partners that an individual will have, including one’s hormonal profile. Men’s levels of circulating testosterone in part determine their “Casanova” quotient. Read More

In a culture of cowardly political correctness, Christopher Hitchens was a courageous intellectual knight who staked his positions in a forceful and honest manner without any concern for “creating offense.” The world has lost a great voice. Rest in peace Mr. Hitchens. Your work has touched, and will continue to influence, millions of people around the world. Read More

Gentlemen: If your woman fakes orgasms frequently, you might be to blame for reasons that have nothing to do with your qualities as a lover. Read More

All animals mentioned in the Bible are indigenous to the Bronze Age era of the Middle East. Couldn’t God, ruler of the universe, have extended His zoological treatment to include the platypus (Australia) and Tyrannosaurus rex? Read More

Are top male athletes better looking than their less talented counterparts? Data using NFL quarterbacks suggests that this is indeed the case. Read More

Many feminists in the West argue that the male gaze is a form of assaultive patriarchal oppression whilst proposing that the burqa, chador, and related accoutrements serve to “liberate” women from their subjugation as sexual objects. Read More

If you are about to wed, and you wish to maximize the size of the aggregate loot that you’ll receive as gifts, tilt the guest list toward your maternal side of the family! Read More

Ask ten religious experts which religious passages should be taken literally versus those that are to be interpreted figuratively, and you’ll receive twelve opinions. Read More

The scientific method is the best framework available to us when seeking to establish the veracity of a given claim. Emily Rosa, who in 1998 was only eleven years old, published a paper in JAMA that debunked the central claims of Therapeutic Touch. Now that’s a democratic system! Read More

Do you think that you can gauge the physical strength (formidability) of an individual simply by listening to his/her voice? A recent study suggests that people have an uncanny ability to do so. Read More

Are women more likely to be sexually assaulted at different points in their menstrual cycles? Read on for a recent study that explored this exact issue using data collected in Northern Ireland over a seven-year period. Read More

The extent to which a woman has been exposed to her partner’s sperm affects the likelihood of her developing preeclampsia, a pregnancy-related condition. Read More