There's a reason for that one- women who have to leave the house at night in order to relieve themselves are at risk of violence.

I've noticed the same thing. All my clothes (and many of my toys) were gender neutral when I was a kid, for purely practical reasons- they were meant to be passed on to my little brother once I outgrew them. This would have been the late 80's and early 90's, and it didn't raise any eyebrows. I know some of the other…

I don't think it would even need to be behavioral- just something in the brain that tells it what kind of parts to expect.

You were born human because you only have human genes- there's no way for koala genes to enter into it. You were born a certain gender because some of your genes got switched on at the right time and others got switched off- your body contains all (or almost all) the genetic information necessary for either a human…

The way I see it is this- once a baby is born, it has the right to the support of both parents, even if one of the parents didn't want to have a child. Both parents have the right to be involved in their child's life, unless there's reason to believe that they pose a threat to the child's well-being.

I take my pill when my cat wakes me up for her breakfast. God forbid anything should happen to the fuzzball, since I'd probably end up pregnant.

Well, I don't think that 13 year olds should be allowed to get tattoos or make major medical decisions all on their own. But we're not talking about difficult medical choices or permanent effects here- EC is an incredibly safe medication that allows a not-pregnant person to remain not-pregnant. It might make them feel…

Depends on the personalities involved. Boyfriend has a high-stress, high-paying job with long hours, while I'm in a relatively lower-stress, lower-paying, 9-5 job, so the income disparity never feels unfair. We're both pretty cheap and were spending about the same amount on living expenses when we met, so we chose to…

Room dividers? My boyfriend has an ikea desk that attaches to a big bookcase (expedit model). It's in a corner of the living room, so between the two real walls, the bookcase attached to the side of the desk, and the carrell he built over the desk, it's pretty well cordoned off from the main room.

Bananas are probably the classic example. The variety we eat in the US has very low genetic diversity and would be highly vulnerable if a new disease/bug/fungus started eating it. This article has a good summary, and talks about the "banana apocalypse" that happened in the 50's.

It's becoming more common. When I've taken my boyfriend to the ER (he has some chronic health issues) I always have to leave the room for a minute while the doc asks him whether he "feels safe in his relationship". BF says his primary care practitioner also includes questions about domestic violence along with the…

For one, evolution doesn't really care that much about stuff that happens after you've successfully reproduced. Someone who gets skin cancer at age 60 might not be able to help care for their grandkids, but that's a fairly small disadvantage. Especially when you consider the risk of dying from rickets because of a…

I think it's mostly just what you're used to. I never drank any kind of sweet or caffeinated beverage until college, when I started drinking diet coke. Now, on the rare occasions that I try non-diet coke, it just tastes awful to me. I can still do real sprite or orange soda- it's only for colas that I've become too…

My brother's eyes look exactly like that (well, minus the eyeliner and mascara). I can't wait to tell him that a) there is a technical term for his weird two-color eyes and b) he and Kate Upton are eye-twins.

From the abstract, I don't think it's actually a study in the traditional sense, so sample size isn't the right term. It looks more like a lit review or diagnostic guide- they're using three representative cases to illustrate the characteristics of tooth damage caused by meth, crack, and soda, with the goal of helping…

It really depends on the workplace. If everyone around you is wearing cargo shorts, free T shirts from conferences, and flip-flops, you don't want to show up in a suit, even if that's how you'd dress at your dream job. Likewise, you can come across as vain if everyone else in the workplace adapts their clothing based…

The fact that some women are okay with posing with this way doesn't mean that all women are comfortable viewing these images, especially while at work. You can argue on behalf of the women who are uncomfortable handling the magazines at work without believing that the models shown on those covers should stop posing. I…

I have a swimskirt from Land's End which I love- I got it in plain black so I could wear it with a bunch of different bikini tops.

I think it's just a stock photo.

Ding ding ding! A dude who is grossed out by the sight of a box of tampons is completely undateable. If you are okay with seeing toilet paper in someone's bathroom but not okay with seeing a box of tampons, you are not merely grossed out by the existence of bodily functions. You have serious issues with women.