gender
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Tinder Introduces More Inclusive Gender Options
Today, Tinder introduced a new update that expands the platform’s gender options. Now, instead of choosing between “man” or “woman”, a user can search for and add any term that reflects their gender identity.
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You Can Raise Your Testosterone Levels Just By Acting Aggressive
We’ve known for a while that testosterone is associated with aggressive behaviour. But a fascinating new experiment reveals that these hormones are a two-way street: Simply acting aggressive can also raise levels of testosterone, in both women and men.
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There’s Too Much Gender Variation For Our Brains To (Easily) Deal With
We think in binaries: plant/animal, day/night, edible/disgusting, safe/dangerous. Breaking the world into discrete chunks helps us make rapid decisions about how to behave, but can also make us uneasy when we’re faced with things that don’t easily fit into one of our mental boxes.
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Google Shows You Ads For Better Jobs If It Thinks You’re A Dude
Google and Facebook make a lot of dough building profiles on you to help advertisers figure out what to show you. New research shows that you’re better off if Google thinks you’re a guy as it builds its advertising-catnip profiles.