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		<title>Is Human Behavior Genetic Or Learned?</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2022/04/15/is-human-behavior-genetic-or-learned/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2022 12:57:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Imagine that there is a trait observed among people that seems to occur more frequently in some families and not others. One might suspect that the trait is inherited genetically. Imagine researchers looking for the genetic underpinning of this trait and at first, not finding it. What might you conclude? It could be reasonable to &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2022/04/15/is-human-behavior-genetic-or-learned/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Is Human Behavior Genetic Or Learned?</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>President Obama on Stonewall National Monument</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/06/25/president-obama-on-stonewall-national-monument/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2016 15:21:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Friday, June 24, President Obama designated the Stonewall National Monument &#8211; the first national monument dedicated to telling the story of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community&#8217;s struggle for equal rights. Listen for the Ken Burns tribute near the end.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Temperature and sex determination</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2014 16:39:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Some interesting new research. The paper is, unfortunately, behind a paywall but they made a video, so it is worth posting. Here&#8217;s the press release for the paper: Scientists know that temperature determines sex in certain reptiles—alligators, lizards, turtles, and possibly dinosaurs. In many turtles, warm temperatures during incubation create females. Cold temperatures, males. But &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2014/12/02/temperature-and-sex-determination/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Temperature and sex determination</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>How do you tell the women from the men in Copper-Age Eastern Europe?</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2013/04/15/how-do-you-tell-the-women-from-the-men-in-copper-age-eastern-europe/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:10:42 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Archaeology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gender and Sexual Orientation]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Apparently, the women have jugs. No, seriously. In a certain archaeological culture known from the vicinity of Prague, male and female burials are distinguished by the mode of burial and the artifacts. The males tend to be buried with their heads towards the west and along with various weapons. Females, on the other hand, tend &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2013/04/15/how-do-you-tell-the-women-from-the-men-in-copper-age-eastern-europe/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">How do you tell the women from the men in Copper-Age Eastern Europe?</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Menz With Penz?</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/08/30/menz-with-penz/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ve heard about Chicks with Bics. I decided to see if there was an equivilant for the guys, and there really isn&#8217;t. But these items did some up in a search: Spiderman Magic Pen Painting Book 2 by Lee Publications Military Style Camo Men Gift Set Wallet Watch Knife Pen The Men Pen Concealer stick &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/08/30/menz-with-penz/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Menz With Penz?</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Chicks with Bics?</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/08/30/chicks-with-bics/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:13:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Bic Cristal For Her Ball Pen (which I would have named the Bic Cristal For Her Point Pen, but whatever) is a thing. These are pens for the ladies. It says: BIC Cristal For Her has an elegant design &#8211; just for Her! It features a thin barrel designed to fit a women&#8217;s hand. &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/08/30/chicks-with-bics/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Chicks with Bics?</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>&#8220;&#8230;boys are innately better at math and science than girls&#8230;&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/12/17/boys-are-innately-better-at-ma/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 20:50:39 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Behavioral Biology]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sheril Kirshenbaum has a few comments about a piece in Science addressing innate differences between boys and girls in math. I have to say, it may be hard to accept the scientific truth sometimes, but the research really does consistently say the same thing again and again. In this latest study, the science &#8230; [doesn&#8217;t] &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/12/17/boys-are-innately-better-at-ma/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">&#8220;&#8230;boys are innately better at math and science than girls&#8230;&#8221;</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Time Trauma Truth and Other Matters</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/08/22/time-trauma-truth-and-other-ma/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:25:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[First of all, I want you to know that I&#8217;ve devoted my life to this blog post so now you have every reason to love it more than any other blog post. Sniff sniff. Or, could it be that I&#8217;ve been watching too much America&#8217;s Got Talent (which, clearly, it does not, except that yo-yo &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/08/22/time-trauma-truth-and-other-ma/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Time Trauma Truth and Other Matters</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>How Do You Get Sexual Orientation and Gender in Humans?</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/07/08/how-do-you-get-sexual-orientat/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 11:35:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Humans appear to have a reasonable amount of diversity in their sexual orientations, in what is often referred to as &#8220;gender&#8221; and in adult behavior generally. When convenient, people will point to &#8220;genes&#8221; as the &#8220;cause&#8221; of any particular subset of th is diversity (or all of it). When convenient, people will point to &#8220;culture&#8221; &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/07/08/how-do-you-get-sexual-orientat/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">How Do You Get Sexual Orientation and Gender in Humans?</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Driving The Patriarchy: Demonic Males, Feminism, and Genetic Determinism</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/07/07/driving-the-patriarchy-demonic/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 11:13:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Behaviors are not caused by genes. There is not a gene that causes you to be good, or to be bad, or to be smart, or good at accounting, or to like bananas. There are, however, drives. &#8220;Drives&#8221; is a nicely vague term that we can all understand the meaning of. Thirst and hunger are &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/07/07/driving-the-patriarchy-demonic/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Driving The Patriarchy: Demonic Males, Feminism, and Genetic Determinism</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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