Men & Women
Exploring the biological and psychological foundations of gender dynamics. From AI-driven insights into brain sex differences and hormonal impacts on behavior to evolutionary perspectives on attraction and dominance, we curate research that examines how men and women navigate life, health, and each other.
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When dating rewards indifference, nobody falls in love
Hookup culture told everyone to act unbothered. Bill-splitting became a political statement. Dating profiles turned into shopping lists. An Evie Magazine essay argues that modern romance lost its warmth because we traded vulnerability for performance, and both men and women came out emptier.
videoBeyond fairy-tale love: reclaiming realistic expectations in relationships
Why the end of the Disney glow can be the beginning of something deeper. The Myth we all inherited From…
videoUnderstanding women’s menstrual cycles: how hormones impact mood and behavior
A menstrual cycle typically lasts 28-32 days, this varies among women.Day 1 is the first day of bleeding, lasting 3-7…
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An AI trained on brain scans can reliably tell male and female brains apart
A Scientific Reports study used deep learning on diffusion MRI data to classify biological sex in healthy young adults. The signal came from white matter microstructure, but the results do not explain causes, do not rank brains, and are not a diagnostic test.
Face aging software study finds women lose rated beauty sooner, men change little until about 50
A new analysis used face aging software to test how growing older changes how attractive people look. The software took…
Oxytocin social bonding: vole study shows how love and loss change the brain
A review of oxytocin social bonding in prairie voles shows the hormone helps form pair bonds and that social loss disrupts oxytocin, causing depression.
More premarital partners linked to higher divorce rate for women, study finds
A 2016 study on premarital partners and divorce rate found that women married in the 2010s with 10 or more partners had the highest risk of divorce.
Men prefer less makeup than many women think
A 2014 study found that women may overestimate how much makeup men find most attractive. Later research adds nuance and does not prove that men prefer no makeup.
Premarital cohabitation and divorce in women: number of partners is key
Research on premarital cohabitation and divorce finds the risk is not from living with a future spouse, but from having multiple premarital partners.
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Men tend to want many more sex partners than women do – Coolidge effect
Coolidge effect The Coolidge effect describes a phenomenon in which male animals (and potentially humans) experience renewed sexual interest when…