Sex at Dawn

Exploring the evolutionary origins of modern sexuality.

By Christopher Ryan

Fascinating Figures: John Lilly

By Christopher Ryan on July 3, 2009 - 12:46am in Sex at Dawn

Dr. John Lilly was, at various points in his career, a neurophysiologist, biophysicist, computer theorist, dolphin researcher, inventor, drug experimenter, consciousness explorer, and writer. He was the author of ten books, hundreds of scientific articles, and was the prototype for two Hollywood films: Altered States and The Day of the Dolphin. Read More

Fascinating Figures: Alan Watts

By Christopher Ryan on July 2, 2009 - 9:41am in Sex at Dawn

Alan Watts was one of the best-known interpreters of Eastern philosophies for the West. He was also a real piece of work.
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Men Will Be Boys

By Christopher Ryan on June 29, 2009 - 3:56am in Sex at Dawn

How does a guy like John Edwards develop so much intellectual sophistication without even enough emotional/sexual sophistication to detect the obvious manipulations of a Rielle Hunter? Read More

Conservative Brain, Liberal Penis*

By Christopher Ryan on June 25, 2009 - 11:57pm in Sex at Dawn

At what point will we stop pretending that Homo sapiens is a monogamous species? What if the Clintons had simply said, “Our marriage is nobody’s business but ours?" Read More

Evolutionary Psychology Deserves Criticism

By Christopher Ryan on June 24, 2009 - 6:55am in Sex at Dawn

While some of the common criticisms of EP are a bit weak and EP has some theoretical strengths, fellow blogger Dr. Saad overstates things by dismissing Sharon Begley's objections as an "antiquated and perfectly erroneous set of criticisms." After all, it's not easy to be perfectly erroneous, even with lots of practice. Read More

Obama Kills a Fly

By Christopher Ryan on June 20, 2009 - 10:15am in Sex at Dawn

If you are interested in getting glimpses of Obama's inner world, consider his confrontation with a persistent fly the other day. His approach to the situation appears to be classic Obama. Read More

Another Bonobo Basher Busted!

By Christopher Ryan on June 19, 2009 - 12:49am in Sex at Dawn

My fellow blogger gets her facts wrong trying to dismiss bonobo non-violence and intelligence. Read More

Tune In, Turn On, Hook Up

By Christopher Ryan on June 15, 2009 - 11:48pm in Sex at Dawn

We betray our biases by concluding that hooking up is necessarily sadder, more lonely, or in any way inferior to what it replaces. Read More

X-rated X-rays: Just How Sexy Do You Think You Are, Anyway?

By Christopher Ryan on June 6, 2009 - 4:28am in Sex at Dawn

As the Roman poet Horace put it, "Nothing is beautiful from every point of view." Believe me, outraged fellow-citizens, this applies to you, too. And nothing drains the beauty more effectively than one of these airport scanners.

So please, just emply your pockets, raise your arms, and shut up already. I've got a plane to catch! Read More

$ for "Terrorists"?

By Christopher Ryan on June 5, 2009 - 7:52am in Sex at Dawn

It's not enough, after robbing a man of almost a decade of his life, to open the door and say, "Sorry about that, pal. Good luck." Read More