“We are told that modern couples aren’t as flexible as the Melanesians and many of the societies surveyed earlier. Now that readers have more details, perhaps we have some insight into this lack of ‘flexibility’. Perhaps modern people don’t like… — Lynn Saxon Copy Share Image
“Again they mention the Siriono who, they say, rarely if ever lack for sexual partners and where sex anxiety seems to be remarkably low.… — Lynn Saxon Copy Share Image
“The authors’ other argument is for the supposed social-bonding role of sex but how many ancestral males would choose to ‘socially-bond’ with a middle-aged… — Lynn Saxon Copy Share Image
“They tell us that women make loud noises during sex “from the Lower East Side to the upper reaches of the Amazon”, overlooking the… — Lynn Saxon Copy Share Image
“Ryan and Jethá propose that our ancestors, at least from 200,000 years ago, were living in a world of plenty where the resources of… — Lynn Saxon Copy Share Image
“Ryan and Jethá tell us (p. 206) about a study of the Waorani of Ecuador which showed that they were free of most diseases… — Lynn Saxon Copy Share Image
“We are told that modern couples aren’t as flexible as the Melanesians and many of the societies surveyed earlier. Now that readers have more… — Lynn Saxon Copy Share Image
“Imagine for a moment what a real bonobo legacy would be: a world without team sports!” — Lynn Saxon Copy Share Image
“Simone de Beauvoir in The Second Sex lamented how “the woman is adapted to the needs of the egg rather than to her own… — Lynn Saxon Copy Share Image
