Tag Archives: Sexuality

Let’s See What’s in the News Today (June 28, 2015)

Posted on June 28, 2015 by shaunmiller

Animals The ethics of pet food. Causation Ignore the headline.  Philosopher Stephen Mumford argues that causation does exist independently of our thoughts on it. Ethics Will your self-driving car be programmed to kill you? Mind The mind is a computer. … Continue reading →

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Let’s See What’s in the News Today (June 21, 2015)

Posted on June 21, 2015 by shaunmiller

Aesthetics Expensive wine is for suckers:  Economics An interesting study on how rich people can be jerks. Ethics A new movie will come out about the Stanford Prison Experiment:  Family In two-sibling families, adolescents who believed their parents favored their … Continue reading →

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Let’s See What’s in the News Today (June 14, 2015)

Posted on June 14, 2015 by shaunmiller

Climate Change A website dedicated to getting 100% renewable, clean energy.  It was built by engineers. Ethics Paul Bloom argues that imagining the lives of others (what he considers as empathy) is harder than “if we rely instead on more … Continue reading →

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Let’s See What’s in the News Today (May 31, 2015)

Posted on May 31, 2015 by shaunmiller

Abortion Majority of Americans are pro-choice:  Animals There’s an app where you can walk someone else’s dog and get paid for it. Anti-Natalism Listen to an interview with David Benatar about the Harm of Coming Into Existence.  Note: I’ve written … Continue reading →

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Judge Rules against Abstinence-Only Sex Education

Posted on May 18, 2015 by shaunmiller

A judge in California has ruled against abstinence-only sex education because it violated the the state law by failing to provide adequate information and instruction on sexual health and HIV prevention. Part of the ruling reads: Plaintiffs claim that the … Continue reading →

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Study: Millennials have More Relaxed Attitudes Regarding Sex, but Have Fewer Partners

Posted on May 15, 2015 by shaunmiller

According to a study, millennials these days may have casual hookups, but they have less partners than their parents did. What other relaxed attitudes are there? Premarital Sex In the 1970s, 29% of Americans thought premarital sex was acceptable. By … Continue reading →

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Let’s See What’s in the News Today (May 11, 2015)

Posted on May 11, 2015 by shaunmiller

Health A study about standing desks shows that it increases productivity by as much as 12% as well as combat childhood obesity. Justice Philosopher Elizabeth Anderson makes a case for inequalities we can live with: Current justifications for extreme inequality … Continue reading →

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Let’s See What’s in the News Today (May 4, 2015)

Posted on May 4, 2015 by shaunmiller

Abortion There’s a link between sexist attitudes and antichoice attitudes in abortion. Children A great article explaining what it means to be childfree.  She also talks about the assumptions most people (especially women) have to deal with in a pro-child … Continue reading →

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Promiscuity and the Double Sexual Standard

Posted on April 22, 2015 by shaunmiller

Two interesting stories came out this week. First, a study by Zhana Vrangalova reveals whether promiscuous people would have more friends or not.  From the study itself: In study after study, promiscuous people are seen as less desirable friends, spouses, … Continue reading →

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Let’s See What’s in the News Today (Apr. 20, 2015)

Posted on April 20, 2015 by shaunmiller

Aesthetics Every noise ever! Economics The Ontology of Money Education Studies show that to retain what you just studied, go to the gym right after studying. Alice Dreger sat in her son’s sex-ed class in high school.  This is what … Continue reading →

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