On Tuesday evening (in Saskatoon), we experience a new moon, the regular meeting of the Sun and Moon (from our Earthly vantage point). Symbolically, with the Moon as receptive and the Sun as active, each new moon is a seed. Planted in the appropriate conditions, a seed cracks open and then develops a root system, which gives it the strength to break through the top layer of soil to experience the heat and energy of the Sun, where it can continue to grow into its fullest expression.
Read MoreI worked on this project for all of 2020. It feels great to have the paper out in an open access journal so people who are keen can check it out. The paper is about how endometriosis and PCOS, the two most common female reproductive conditions, are related to one another.
Read MoreThis blog is about a topic that I only recently discovered, though an important voice in the dialogue about transgender activism and women’s rights mentioned it earlier this year.
I do not recall how I first stumbled upon this small – but growing – corner of scientific literature. When I first discovered it, it stirred me up so much that I knew I had to write something in response.
I initially thought I’d write a letter to the editor of the journal, but of course academic publishing has myriad constraints and rules. Here in my own corner of the web, I can freely oscillate between emotional reactions, scientific facts, and gut wisdom in my response.
The topic is uterine transplants in males.
Let’s back up.
Read MoreThere is a popular idea out there that the clitoris is the only organ of the human body whose sole function is pleasure:
“orgasm has persisted as a pleasurable evolutionary legacy, without the reproductive association.”
“the clitoris… has the unique distinction of being the only organ in the human body dedicated solely to pleasure.”
It’s a sexy idea, isn’t it?
That women’s bodies are special, containing a little button that exists purely to enhance our pleasure…
This idea is widely shared in sexology, feminism, science, and popular media.
But it is wrong.
Read MoreWhy do I care about sex and gender?
I have asked myself this more than a few times, when my brain is tired and I’m wasting my precious time scrolling social media getting irritated at the stupid and even dangerous content that arises in the general area of the ‘sex & gender’ culture wars.
Who cares if people don’t understand the difference between ‘sex’ and ‘gender’?
Read More