Our Lives Matter S1E36: The Biology of Attraction
Men and women each have their own ways of reproducing physically. That means we have different instincts for reproducing. Part of our reproductive instincts are instincts for being attracted to…
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. …
Our Lives Matter S1E35: The Biology of Gender Differences
Men and women reproduce differently. That’s why we have different reproduction organs. That also means we have different reproductive instincts for the best ways to reproduce. The differences in…
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…
Our Lives Matter S1E34: Racism and Evolution
Our species originated in Africa. At the time, there was no way for our ancestors to evolve a dislike for people from other continents, because there were no people from…
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. …
Our Lives Matter S1E33: Human Universals
Anthropology is the study of differences and similarities among cultures. That means that similarities that all cultures share give us valuable clues to mental traits of our species. That gives…