If I were doing it, I would still screen people by their profiles and pictures, like I would before I agreed to go on any online date. But I don't think the questions would actually make you fall in love with someone that you would normally dislike. In the original experiment, only one of the randomly-selected…

OKCupid was famously created by mathematicians who were trying to bring logical thinking to dating. The creators also have a popular blog where they post statistical data from the site, which furthers their reputation as a scientifically minded outfit. So I think a lot of their users are drawn to that reputation and…

I think you are misrepresenting OKCupid. It's true that there are more people there who are looking for casual relationships than some other sites, but I think that is mostly because it's demographics tend younger - it caters to 20-somethings, who aren't necessarily ready for marriage yet. But it is not a hook-up…

That was actually my first thought too, that I wanted to try it with my boyfriend! We already are in love, but it seems like a nice way to build intimacy.

The idea is not that you're supposed to just start asking these questions without explaining why you're doing it. It has worked when both people knew that they were participating in an experiment.

If you create an online dating profile in which you explicitly state that you want to try this, I'm sure you would get some takers. I would recommend OKCupid - more people there are scientifically-minded and thus more likely to be up for some social experimentation.

They blamed it on two cups of coffee a day? That's really not that much. Almost everyone I know drinks at least that much. I would have called bullshit on that explanation; I can't imagine the Paragard would be approved if it didn't work with a completely normal consumption of caffeine.

I was assuming that however bad her experience, she will eventually come to understand that the intervention is literally the only reason she is still alive. It seems unlikely to me that she will forever refuse to accept that cancer is actually fatal and persist in believing that the doctors were just torturing her…

Whoa! I missed that detail.

Yeah, I was pretty horrified when I first saw this case, because I feel strongly about an individual's right to refuse treatment, and 17 seems old enough to make that decision. But when I saw the ignorant quotes from the mother, I started to feel the state had made the right call. If that's the kind of information…

It was 100% covered by my insurance, and from what the doctor said, it sounds like it's covered by most insurance providers. Even if you have to pay for it, it's probably worth it for 3 years of birth control.

Hmm...I wonder what effect that could have. The medical understanding of how these birth control methods work seems to be too vague to analyze why something like that would make a difference. But if that is the case, good news for me, since this is my first foray into hormonal birth control. I guess one dubious…

I'm sorry to hear that :( I hope it doesn't happen with mine.

Needles, yes, but I wouldn't really call it "surgery" (though admittedly, I haven't been through the removal process yet). During the insertion, I felt nothing at all except the local anesthesia shot, and the whole thing took 5 five minutes. Personally, I would be much more freaked out by having a foreign object…

I'm sure the preference has a lot to do with what weirds you out as an individual. I can see many people would find it unsettling to have an implant under the skin of their arm, while I find it more unsettling to imagine have something lodged in my uterus long-term.

I just got the progesterone implant that goes into your arm (between bicep and triceps) a few months ago. In my opinion, it is a much better alternative to the IUD that still has all the advantages of convenience and reliability.

It is definitely a mating dance. The plain-colored bird is a female bird of paradise; the two of them are a similar size and shape when the male puts down his feathers to a normal position. Here's the full video to give you a better sense of what's going on (with music!):

I know. He's trying so, so hard, and she's just creeped out by the whole thing.

If you're going to give anyone a pass for reason B, you should take into account that for the vast majority of animal species, it is actually the males who do the preening and displaying for the benefit of females. So maybe even human men still have some remnant of that "primordial need."

I'm the first to criticize Jezebel when they misrepresent scientific findings or selectively cast doubt on the ones that don't fit their agenda, but I see nothing wrong with the reporting in this post.