The most common serious pregnancy complication arises due to an ancient conflict between mothers and fathers. Itcould have ended badly in so many ways. My friend, let’s call her Amy, in vibrant mid-twenties health, could not have been more ready…
Why are beards resurging in 2020? History teaches us that men cooperate best if they shave. They stop shaving when times get tough. Two weeks into work-from-home isolation and a trend has slid into my Zoom meetings. Men I have…
Many will resume shaking hands, but many people will appreciate having a legitimate reason to keep their hands to themselves. Coronavirus has offered precious few moments of comic relief. Most involved people catching themselves in the moment of committing to…
Follow these tips to prepare talks that intrigue and entertain. Then apply the lessons back to all your writing. Rob Brooks Apr 27 · 7 min read The features that make a great talk are mostly the same as the features that define…
As the world rides out the COVID-19 pandemic at home, high-tech is upgrading sex via artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and social media. In the next pandemic, sex and intimacy will be very different.
These are the live graphs to accompany an article I wrote in Medium, on “What we are searching for, in isolation?”. Searching ourselves Playing with whom / what It isn’t sport Whatever it is we are searching for, it isn’t…
Compared with our closest relatives, the common chimpanzee and the bonobo, humans are pretty good at focusing exclusively on one mate at a time.
Just how exclusively, however, is the subject of endless tabloid gossip, culture-war sabre-rattling, and scientific debate. The answer seemed to be that most people are exclusive most of the time, but new evidence has thrown the question wide open again.
In addition to my research and teaching as an evolutionary biologist, about 20% of my job involves another role: Academic Lead of the UNSW Grand Challenges and Thought Leadership Program. One of the many exciting things we do involves discovering…
By Francesca Luberti, Khandis Blake, and Robert Brooks New research reveals that religious beliefs and homophobia can be driven by conservative attitudes to sex Australians are still divided in their attitudes towards gay marriage and gay rights. Although most voted…
Australia is gearing up for what looks to be a mighty battle over freedom of speech. Recent commentary about what a sports star can and cannot post on social media platforms has reignited the controversy. Many people and organisations are…