The Mathematics of Gender Differences (text)
ACT I Scene 1 Men and women reproduce differently. So we’ve evolved different instincts for reproducing. Those affect how we think about a lot of things. Neither way of…
Time After Time cover by Pink
What makes powerful songs so powerful? I love listening to covers of great songs because I love to hear how many interpretations of the lyrics other singers can find. Cyndi…
The Biology of Attraction (text)
ACT I Scene 1 We’ve been using the Web of Human Behavior to break human behavior down into areas, and then talking about why men and women think differently about…
Time After Time by Cyndi Lauper
Here's a classic about relationships. Cyndi sings about breaking up with a guy she doesn't completely want to break up with. She still cares about him, and she knows he…
The Biology of Gender Differences (text)
ACT I Scene 1 People always use their abilities and ideas in their environments to pursue whatever they value in life. They think of more ideas in the process. …
What’s Up by 4 Non Blondes
Here's an anthem of the modern feminist movement. It has 1.6 billion views now. A lot of them are mine. I guess I'm not the only one who's been looking…
Racism and Evolution (text)
ACT I Scene 1 I’ve talked about race a lot in this series because it’s the biggest example we have where humans use abilities that are essentially equal in different…
The Star Spangled Banner by Jimi Hendrix
Do we hate the United States, or are we trying to reimagine it? Activist movements face that question all the time. Some people get so caught up in feeling angry…
Human Universals (text)
ACT I Scene 1 What does it mean to be human? When people ask that question they usually mean it as philosophy, or religion, or psychology, or even biology. …
Zombie by The Cranberries
How do musicians' decision making environments affect their music? Who are they trying to reach, and what are they trying to get them to feel? Here's another classic activist song.…