Category Archives: On research

Musings about research published online

Troubles with Evolutionary Psychology

Posted on June 2, 2010 by

One of the two most common counter-arguments to critiques of marriage is “but monogamy/coupling is natural!” (The other is “but it’s best for the children!” which I will not address here). As a marriage critic, I found that more of … Continue reading →

Posted in On research, Science | 16 Comments

Studying Singlism

Posted on May 20, 2010 by

I’ve been thinking a lot about singlism lately. In fact, my first philosophy paper uses it as an example prejudice. While writing the paper, I was mulling over why I should study singlism with all those other prejudices and biases … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, On research, Singles By Choice | Tagged , , , , | 11 Comments

It’s (almost) all unconscious

Posted on May 4, 2010 by

There is no question in my mind (whatever that might be) that most of what is happening in our behavior is driven by unconscious decisions (if we can even call them decisions). There is a lot of evidence for that … Continue reading →

Posted in On research, Skeptical musings | 1 Comment

Hypothyroidism Acting Up

Posted on September 28, 2008 by

As I have mentioned before, I have hypothyroidism caused by Hashimoto’s Disease. A couple of weeks ago, I finally realized that my lack of energy might have something to do with my thyroid. I had two normal TSH tests earlier … Continue reading →

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Overcoming Singlism

Posted on September 21, 2008 by

It’s National Singles Week and as promised, I would like to celebrate it by writing up my notes from my interview prep. Beth Hughes, the SF Chronicle reporter, had asked me to talk about overcoming singlism (I know, that’s not … Continue reading →

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Healthy Singles

Posted on August 12, 2008 by

A study published in the September edition of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior is in the news. The researchers, Debra Umberson and Hui Liu, looked at data from the National Health Interview Survey from 1972-2003 to investigate the … Continue reading →

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