This article appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald and The National Times on 26 July 2011 under the title “Sad Amy’s legacy adds up to more than 27”. Head there to see the comments, which split more or less evenly between…
Many of you will have noticed that this website was recently hacked. Thanks to Gary Eckstein who sorted out my troubles super-quick. Please use him if you need a WordPress expert. Sorry if the problems with this site inconvenienced you…
This commentary on a Nature paper by Katharina Hamann and collaborators was first published in The Conversation on 21 July 2011. One glance at our species can give the impression that we’re conniving, selfish and pretty greedy. But look at…
This article was first published in The Conversation on 18 July 2011 under the title “From scraping by to pizza and pie: how protein price drives obesity”. It is based on part of the argument in Chapter 2 of Sex,…
This is the full text of an article I published in ABC Science Online on 15 June 2011 (Where it stimulated some discussion). The article builds on some of the ideas in Chapter 8 of Sex, Genes & Rock ‘n’ Roll. Pressure…