Hmm. I don't know about those of you susceptible to this "Venus Effect", but whenever I see the eyes of a face in a mirror looking straight at me, I don't assume that the observer is looking at her or himself. I assume they are looking at me (or if it's an image, the photographer or illustrator).

behavioral science?

Nicely done.

^ This is what happens when you give internet access to morons.

The horror.

"India's Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said that the government would work on increasing the severity of punishment for rape cases. "

You are aware that approximately 40% of gun sales don't require background checks because they are through unlicensed (but still legal) private sellers aren't you? Also, I'm sure you are aware that an armed police officer was on the school grounds during the Columbine killings. Also, I'm sure that you are aware that…

So you'll gladly sacrifice the first amendment to protect the second? Blaming the media amounts to blaming the messenger. So you're suggesting that every time there is a mass shooting there be a media blackout so as not to encourage future killers? You make no sense at all.

I love how he throws the first amendment under the bus to defend the second.

I believe you are referring to what is called the Classic Mayan Collapse. This was the inexplicable decline and abandonment of some (not all) Mayan cities between the 8th and 9th centuries. Because this mystery is so widely publicized, many are unaware that many Maya cities continued up until the Spanish conquest. …

Better include the religion of nationalism with that.

meh. If you purposely choose your relationships to be unequal to your advantage so the other person feels less free to leave, this is called exploitation. When people enter into relationships with exploitative aims, they're always surprised when it blows up in their faces. How dare this lesser person upset the order…

Came here to post something similar. Thanks. Unbelievable that this author seems to think we should just shut up about the need for mental health care and focus on gun control already. As if it were plausible for everyone in the nation to focus on just one issue at a time. If that were the case, nothing would get…

Lie is a strong word. More a muddling of nomenclature.

This was just towards the end of Kafka's life. He would have certainly appreciated the irony here if he had heard of this.

Yes. Sometimes referred to as the double hermeneutic (usually when describing the feedback between the observer and society). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_hermeneutic

Lol. What? Are you serious?

You guys are debating this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kin_selection

That's a big should. Actually, the more rational thing would be to recognize that internalized sexism might be limiting your horizons and then to expand them accordingly. It's about recognizing and correcting for your own prejudices. The first step is admitting that you are already biased. Of course keeping a…