Why Do Men Dominate Chess?
FIDE’s new policy governing who can compete in women’s categories highlights the persistent sex imbalance at the game’s elite levels.
Carole Hooven
· 27 min read
psychology
A collection of 20 posts
Stop Dunking on Trump Supporters
No one is beyond reach—unless everyone around them refuses to reach out.
Julian Adorney
· 9 min read
The Kind of Man Your Mother Warned You About
Why women love true crime.
Robert King
· 10 min read
Podcast #225: Finding Strength Through Disability
Quillette editor and podcast host Iona Italia talks with speaker, DJ, and quadruple amputee Tom Nash about his new book, ‘Hook, Line, and Sinner.’
Quillette
· 2 min read
US Immigration Threatened to Separate Twin Sons Born to Gay Fathers: Quillette Cetera Episode 14
A conversation with twin expert Nancy L. Segal.
Zoe Booth
· 3 min read
Running Amok
An empirical analysis of spree killings finds that two distinct patterns emerge.
Robert King
· 8 min read
The Real Challenges Facing Public Education
Critical Race Theory is a distraction and 'equity' is just a buzzword. A new book by an award-winning teacher argues that the real challenges facing public education go much deeper than political ideology.
Shane Trotter
· 10 min read
When Mental Health Education Makes Us Sick
There must be more in our mental health toolkit than the language and mechanisms for self-diagnosis.
Clare Rowe
· 8 min read
Anatomy of a Murder
On New Year’s Eve 2021 news of my killing began to circulate on Twitter. holy shit this is a murder https://t.co/CwsF0sZ9sZ — Julia Carrie Wong (@juliacarriew) January 1, 2022 I scrolled through scores of posts before I could stop myself, pausing to read replies and retweets. Some
Jonathan Gottschall
· 10 min read
From Hegemonic to Responsive Masculinity: the Transformative Power of the Provider Role
There is little evidence to justify why the provider role has been held in such low regard.
Belinda Brown
· 11 min read
Denying the Neuroscience of Sex Differences
No one seems to have a problem accepting that, on average, male and female bodies differ in many, many ways. Why is it surprising or unacceptable that this is true for the part of our body that we call “brain”?
Larry Cahill
· 11 min read
What Light Does ‘Three Identical Strangers’ Throw on the Nature/Nurture Debate?
It seems fitting that twins (1) come in two types, (2) are fascinating at two levels and (3) enhance understanding of human development in two ways.
Nancy L. Segal
· 10 min read
The Last Place Men Can Settle Things Like Men
Men used to take pride in fighting prowess. Being able to defend yourself and your loved ones was something to celebrate. It was part of your job as a man.
David Ley
· 8 min read
How My Toxic Stoicism Helped Me Cope with Brain Cancer
One of my sisters commented that I was so calm she thought the doctors must have given me a Valium.
Jonathan Church
· 12 min read
Thank You, APA
Turns out, the traditional masculinity that drives many of us men to be confident, assertive, adventurous, stoic, and willing to take risks for our goals, the people we love, and sometimes even complete strangers are bad for us and society.
Clay Routledge
· 7 min read