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science

06.21.10

The Sports Sex Connection opinions, Out and About, science | (2)
It wasn’t the happiest of occasions – we were sitting in the pub watching South Africa get thrashed by Uruguay. My passport may be Irish, but having spent my formative years in SA I support Bafana Bafana (not to mention the Boks and the Proteas). As the crowds thinned out quickly after a disastrous game from the World Cup hosts I realised something: this was the first time I’d been in this particular establishment and had not gotten hit on by a random sports fan. Hold on a moment before you call me vain. I’m not. I never believed that this ...
03.30.10

Can Science Predict Love? relationships, science | Comments Off
A couple of weeks ago I took part in the Leviathan Science Cabaret discussing the science behind sex and attraction. I am not a scientist of course, so I was there to give a "real world" point of view. It's a pretty interesting discussion and here it is... [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/GI3NbovmS88" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /]
03.24.10

Better immune system = more sexual partners science | Comments Off
Hmmm... interesting. Girls with a greater genetic diversity in their immune systems have more sexual partners, at least that's according to a study done by the University of Western Australia in Perth. From an evolutionary perspective this makes sense - the better the immune system, the more likely it is that you'll have healthy children. But I wouldn't be ditching the lipstick just yet...
02.22.10

Leviathan Science Cabaret: Can Science Predict Love? lust, relationships, science | (2)
Is love all just hormones? Perhaps its a culturally induced self-delusion? Next Friday, Leviathan (the people who brought you the Political Cabaret) are asking and trying to answer these questions. In a moment of self-deluded self-confidence I agreed to take part (public speaking, scary!). It should be a fun and informative evening though. You can read all about it here.