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"Gay Gene" Survived Evolution As It Is Carried By Mothers Who Have More Children

"Gay Gene" Survived Evolution As It Is Carried By Mothers Who Have More Children | Science News | Scoop.it
Male homosexuality is inborn and may be triggered by a gene carried by mothers, new findings suggest.
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'Gaydar' automatic and more accurate for women's faces, psychologists find

'Gaydar' automatic and more accurate for women's faces, psychologists find | Science News | Scoop.it

After seeing faces for less than a blink of an eye, college students have accuracy greater than mere chance in judging others' sexual orientation. The findings, published May 16 in the open-access online journal PLoS ONE, suggest that we unconsciously make gay and straight distinction.

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2012: The Alan Turing Year

2012: The Alan Turing Year | Science News | Scoop.it

He helped win World War II by cracking the German ENIGMA code but was persecuted by Great Britain for being gay. Today, his name is synonymous with the test he invented in 1950 for determining a machine's ability to exhibit intelligent behavior.

June 23, 2012 will be the hundredth anniversary of Alan Turing's birth, and a centenary celebration has been planned with events around the globe. It is perhaps most fitting that the Royal Mail will be issuing a commemorative stamp, a posthumous honor for one of England's heroes who was so mistreated during his life.

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Dr. Robert L. Spitzer, Noted Psychiatrist, Apologizes for Study on Gay ‘Cure’

Dr. Robert L. Spitzer, Noted Psychiatrist, Apologizes for Study on Gay ‘Cure’ | Science News | Scoop.it
At the end of his career, Dr. Robert L.Spitzer has reached a painful conclusion: “I believe,” he wrote in a letter, “I owe the gay community an apology.”...
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Beauty Studies Show Ratios Explain Human Attractiveness (VIDEO)

Beauty Studies Show Ratios Explain Human Attractiveness (VIDEO) | Science News | Scoop.it

How do you define beauty? What are the factors that govern whether or not you find someone physically attractive? This question has plagued philosophers and artists for millennia. And now, modern scientists think they're close to finding that magical formula for physical beauty. Aside from the obvious cues,--youthfulness, smooth skin, bright eyes--it pretty much all comes down to math.

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How advertising shapes the image of gayness in America

How advertising shapes the image of gayness in America | Science News | Scoop.it
The past decade has seen a dramatic increase in the presence of gays in American advertising. The media has transformed the stigmatized stereotype of gays into a new, socially desirable image of stylish consumers with high-end taste.
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