“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 food and sex were in abundance but were choosing to stay hungry. After a couple of… — 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
