The Quirks Blog

Living in the fast lane is linked to boredom proneness Who doesn’t get bored from time to time? Everyone does! But it is also true that...

Less pain, more strength: the benefits of saying ‘fuck’ out loud Let’s face it, we’ve all been there, working on this or that activity...

Ovulating all the way to the bank It is safe to say that the  core component of evolution is reproduction (and here we’re talking sexual...

Unemployment favors girl babies over boys “Boys will be boys”. A timeworn idiom accounting for the irritating mischief perpetrated by...

Inadequate placental compensation challenges male fetuses more than females   Hormones, those wacky wonderful little chemical messengers...

Evolution of human penis form may be tied to pair-bonding and monogamy   Have you ever given thought to what a chimpanzee’s penis has in...