HeyJaredGender/sex and Science
Gender/sex and Science reports on diversity and the reliability of scientific knowledge. It is a place to find tidbits: some fascinating biological finding, a discussion of gender/sex diversity, or an examination of scientific knowledge itself.
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Hairy little beasties (opens the original)
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When I was still quite little, my mother bought a second-hand microscope so that the family could focus down into the small world. Compared to today’s microscopes, it was as primitive as the the one invented by van Leeuwenhoek himself. (And I must seem as ancient to a modern 7-year old). It was monocular, and beneath the stage that held glass specimen slides, there was a mirror to focus whatever light you could arrange. All mechanical, not an electronic bit to be found. We looked at a lot of thi
Human evolution (opens the original)
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I admit it. Biology is rarely simple, and I revel in complexity. So it is to my chagrin that people often invoke simplicity to shore up some argument or other about biology and social policy. The secretary of defense’s plan to measure testosterone levels in members of the military is a current example. Or, I am often told,—usually by someone on social media “explaining” sex to me —that defining sex is simple. People with sperm are men and those with eggs are women.1 Or, understanding race is sim
A glass half full (opens the original)
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Graduation hullabaloo has wound down. Graduates have left town—off for summer adventures, new jobs, resting at home with parents and siblings before they fly the coop for real. On July 4th I watched fireworks that celebrated the 250th anniversary of the United States. So now might be a good time to share some of the thoughts I had on offer at the Lavender Graduation organized by the Harvard College LGBTQI students this June. A bit of background is in order, and of course it starts with Donald Tr
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