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Science Attempts To Explain Why Sex Isn't Totally Repulsive
Sex should be disgusting. We're naturally disgusted by things like cum and spit because of their potential to spread infection -- thanks, evolution -- which is also why we're protective of things like mouths and vaginas. Yet we still have sex, which...
Did Obama's Opinion on Gay Marriage Actually "Evolve"?
I don't think President Obama suddenly had some kind of epiphany before "his interview":http://abcnews.go.com/Video/video?id=16312904&tab=9482931%C3%82%C2%A7ion=2808950&playlist=2808979 with ABC News yesterday, in which he affirmed his support for gay...
North Korea's Fake Missiles Prove It Has a Biological Need to Bluff
North Korea threatening the world with indiscriminate destruction is nothing new. The Kim family business is based solely on the interplay between making threats and eventually capitulating in trade for food aid for the country's starving populace...
We Fall for Phishing Scams Because We're No Longer Afraid of Nature
Aside from press releases about Japanese all-girl doom metal bands, my personal email account is pretty free of spam, largely because I try to use throwaway accounts for anything in the shadier regions of the web. But that means that when something...
Why We're All Chipmunks Who Can't Stop Hoarding
Last night I was searching for a new pair of pants so I'd stop looking like a hobo around the supremely fashionable VICE offices. As per usual, I came across some site with a ridiculous combo-builder deal where if you buy more stuff you get an...
A Scientific Explanation for Cute, Happy, Lie-Filled Holiday Cards
Ah, the holidays. We're right at the peak of the loveliest season on our calendar, in which families and friends from around the country make the dutiful trek to gather, share gifts and trumped-up stories of their success, eat and drink too much, and...