As chick flicks often point out, men are not as sensitive as women, and now a scientific study published in The Daily Mail seems to back up that theory.
But that lack of sensitivity has a knock-on effect – men feel much less guilt than women do, new research suggests. And the problem is not...
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On Sunday the Times published a story that has been creating a stir ever since. It seems that according to a team of British scientists that the G-spot doesn’t exist. After studying 1,800 British women scientists have found that the G-spot is simply a subjective idea that has been encouraged by therapists and magazines. ...
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In a new study performed to find out why girls and women shy away from computer science, it turns out that the environment of the classroom has a lot to do with attracting females to the courses. People don’t like stereotypes, but in this case, the image of the classic computer nerd who stays...
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While trying to make compounds with novel electronic properties, chemists from Oregon State University accidentally came across a whole new pigment of blue. Why is this such a big deal?
The New York Times reports that blue pigments of the past have often been expensive (ultramarine blue was made from the gemstone lapis lazuli, ground...
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Do you find happy shinny people annoying? Do you go around all day with your frown not upside down? Do you think the glass is half empty? This probably won’t make you happy, but a story from the BBC says that all of this might actually be good for you.
According to an Australian psychology...
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Both the Telegraph and BBC ran stories today about a study that was published in the European Journal of Operational Research suggesting that women should be at least five years younger than the men they marry and have more education. It also recommends that neither partner should have been divorced in the past.
The study tracked...
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Despite the fashion industry constantly showing us images of impossibly tall & thin models we are not immune from the forces of natural selection.
A new study sponsored by the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center in Durham, NC set out to find out if natural selection is still at work in humans today. It turns out that...
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A new book titled “Manthropology: The Science of the Inadequate Modern Male” written by Australian anthropologist Peter McAllister will soon be hitting the shelves at your local book store.
If you chose to buy it you will be hit by this phrase in the in opening prologue:
‘ If you’re reading this then you – or...
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The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting the results of a new study that sites prenatal exposure to a chemical called BPA (found in plastic water bottles) can lead to aggression in girls. The article also said that no significant effect was found in boys.
As an aggressive female myself I have to wonder if the...
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Why don’t pregnant women tip over? It’s a good question.
Professor Katherine Whitcome of the University of Cincinnati took home an Ig Nobel Prize on Thursday night for analytically determining why they don’t.
It turns out women have an extra wedge-shaped vertebrae in their lower back. Women have thee vertebrae compared with only two in men...
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