New essay from @nathanlents.bsky.social and me in This View of Life prosocial.world -- “Beyond the Binary: The Compounding Complexity of Biological Sex” a mini 🧵
Nathan H. Lents
@nathanlents.bsky.social
Scientist, Author, Human, Humanist Research: Genetics, Evolution, Anthro, Forensics New Book: The Sexual Evolution 🏳️🌈🧬🔬🗿🐵 https://linktr.ee/nathanlents www.TheHumanEvolutionBlog.com
“I dedicate this to every queer person who has been told they are unnatural. Not only are you natural, you are flawless and beautiful, exactly as you are.” @nathanlents.bsky.social…can we be best friends? 🥹💚 I’d like to start every book with this fuzzy feeling of being seen #queersky 🌈 #booksky 📚
When people fight principled battles that they know they may lose, others pay attention, writes Prof. @michaelbrownstein.bsky.social in the New York Times www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/o...
Opinion | The Texas Democrats Won by Losing
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"Humans is an engaging book filled with the thoughtful musings of many of the top minds in anthropology, packed with endless insights and ideas," writes our reviewer, Nathan Lents. ncse.ngo/review-human... @columbiaup.bsky.social #BookSky #HumanEvolution #bioanth
[Review] Humans: Perspectives on Our Evolution from World Experts | National Center for Science Education
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Why are some people straight while others are gay or bisexual? What determines our sexual orientation anyway? Today, we’re diving into what we’ve learned about the biological origins of our sexuality from decades of research with @nathanlents.bsky.social. www.sexandpsychology.com/blog/podcast...
Episode 425: What Determines Our Sexual Orientation? - Sex and Psychology
Why are some people straight while others are gay or bisexual? Here's what we’ve learned about the origins of our sexuality from decades of research.
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Traditional biology has long ignored nature’s sexual diversity—but evolution tells a far more complex story.
500 Million Years of Evolution Reveal Stunning Diversity in Sex, Gender and Mating
Traditional biology has long ignored nature’s sexual diversity—but evolution tells a far more complex story.
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Some argue that humans evolved for monogamy, while other argue that we evolved for non-monogamy. So which is it? @nathanlents.bsky.social, author of the new book The Sexual Evolution, is on the show today to dive into the debate. www.sexandpsychology.com/blog/podcast...
Episode 424: Are Humans Made To Be Monogamous? - Sex and Psychology
Are human beings made for monogamy or non-monogamy? This is a popular subject of debate, so let's dive into what the science says.
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Reading The Sexual Evolution: How 500 Million Years of Sex, Gender, and Mating Shape Modern Relationships by @nathanlents.bsky.social. Fantastic book.
Porter Square Books in Cambridge & Boston@portersqbooks.bsky.social · 12mo agoHow did Monday get here so fast? Why didn't it get stuck in southbound traffic? Anyway, anyone read anything this weekend they want everyone else to know about?
Finding “genetic similarity” of 2 organisms would be easy if DNA was a simple string of nucleotides, but genomes are more complicated. How Similar Are Human and Chimp Genomes, Really? Quantifying Genetic Difference Isn’t Straightforward🏺🧪 @nathanlents.bsky.social secularhumanism.org/2025/07/how-...
No Ron Lindsay column today. He's working on his Trump Deflection Index, correlating the intensity of Trump's deflection efforts w/use of certain words, such as "Barack HUSSEIN Obama" In the meantime you should read this excellent essay by @nathanlents.bsky.social secularhumanism.org/2025/07/how-...
How Similar Are Human and Chimp Genomes, Really? Quantifying Genetic Difference Isn’t Straightforward | Free Inquiry
The Trump administration seems determined to gut the scientific research establishment in the United States. Despite the fact that vaccines have likely save ...
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He won a crowded primary, in solidly dem #NYC, against a former governor w/ establishment support. Um, "Blue no matter who?" Note to my reps: @aoc.bsky.social @tiffanycaban.bsky.social @sengianaris.bsky.social If leadership wont back #Mamdani, I AM DONE W/ #DEMOCRATS. Who's w/ me?
Jeffries not yet ready to endorse Zohran Mamdani
"We don’t really know each other well," the House minority leader said.
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Many institutions, programs, and individual scientists are stepping back from supporting the efforts to enhance diversity, equity and inclusion. Doing so is a mistake. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
This is not the time to step back from diversity, equity, and inclusion
Recently, I exchanged views with a prominent Ivy League scientist who was complaining about the minority students and junior faculty applying to his program. He claimed that the university, through di...
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I had mostly moved on from debunking creationist claims, but this latest nonsense from Casey Luskin at the DI is even stupider than usual, so they pulled me back in. Predictably, he also left out contradictory data. #evolution #creationism #intelligentdesign secularhumanism.org/2025/07/how-...
Three fresh examples of the US government shutting down science [with gift links] 🧪 🧵 1/4
A responsible sexual ethic must engage our biological reality as evolved, interconnected beings. *The Sexual Evolution* by @nathanlents.bsky.social challenged my assumptions and sparked more imaginative, science-informed theological reflection. 🧬⚧️♀️♂️📖 #thesexualevolution @marinerbooks.bsky.social
Delighted to receive my copy of The Sexual Evolution @nathanlents.bsky.social @canongate.co.uk What a wonderful dedication . . . 🌈📚🐵 #science #nature #evolution #queer #LGBTQ #pride #pridemonth #PrideInSTEM #booksky #skybooks
🌈 Dr Ross Brooks@rossbrooks.co.uk · last yr.🤩 Published in the UK today, The Sexual Evolution: How 500 Million Years of Sex, Gender, and Mating Shape Modern Relationships, by Nathan H. Lents (@nathanlents.bsky.social). It looks amazing . . . 🌈📚🐵 #science #nature #evolution #queer #LGBTQ #pride #PrideInSTEM
It was lovely to meet you, too! The crowd at #cheltSciFest always has the smartest most interesting people! And, omg, of my entire evening, your comment was the one that left me truly speechless. I'm still dumbfounded! lol
Andy 🏴🇬🇧🇪🇺🏳️🌈🇲🇫@vespasianvs.bsky.social · last yr.@nathanlents.bsky.social Thanks for the incredible talk at #CheltSciFest. Truly enlightening and really positive. Hopefully we can get people in power to start recognising diversity. It was me that mentioned meeting the couple from Florida talking about your president 😂
Thanks so much! Yes, are officially launched and I am on my way to the @cheltenhamfestival.bsky.social Cheltenham Science Festival to celebrate!
🌈 Dr Ross Brooks@rossbrooks.co.uk · last yr.🤩 Published in the UK today, The Sexual Evolution: How 500 Million Years of Sex, Gender, and Mating Shape Modern Relationships, by Nathan H. Lents (@nathanlents.bsky.social). It looks amazing . . . 🌈📚🐵 #science #nature #evolution #queer #LGBTQ #pride #PrideInSTEM
New interview! @nathanlents.bsky.social discusses what human #relationships looked like before #marriage was invented, how animal #sexuality compares to human sexuality, and how we can help human society stop being so uptight. Listen: bit.ly/nathan_lents @harpercollins.bsky.social #Sociology #LGBTQ
Happy hardback publication day to these wonders! LIFE CYCLE OF A MOTH – Rowe Irvin THE DRY SEASON – @melissafebos.bsky.social THE SEXUAL EVOLUTION – @nathanlents.bsky.social THE ACID QUEEN – Susannah Cahalan THE DEATH OF SHAME – @ambroseparry.bsky.social buythebook.online/out-today
This Thursday (May 29) at 6 pm EDT: Sex Is a Spectrum author @anthrofuentes.bsky.social joins the Wagner Free Institute of Science for a discussion w/Mallika Sarma & @nathanlents.bsky.social about the science of sex & gender. Reserve your spot for free today:
Westbrook Lecture—Beyond the Binaries: The New Science of Sex and Gender
Join us as Mallika Sarma, Agustín Fuentes, and Nathan Lents reveal how sex & gender are not always neatly coupled in humans nor animals.
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@nathanlents.bsky.social , author of The Sexual Evolution: How 500 Million Years of Sex, Gender, and Mating Shape Modern Relationships talks about intolerance even within the gay community, on the podcast Dads and Daddies #podcast #gaypodcast #gay #gaydads #gaydaddy #queerpodcast #lgbtqpodcast
@nathanlents.bsky.social , author of The Sexual Evolution: How 500 Million Years of Sex, Gender, and Mating Shape Modern Relationships talks about why it’s advantageous to not be purely heterosexual, on the podcast Dads and Daddies #podcast #podcastclips #gaypodcast #gay #queerpodcast #lgbtqpodcast
Brian and Judson are taught that there’s nothing unnatural about non-monogamy by @nathanlents.bsky.social , author of The Sexual Evolution: How 500 Million Years of Sex, Gender, and Mating Shape Modern Relationships on the podcast Dads and Daddies #gaypodcast #gay #queerpodcast #lgbtqpodcast #enm
Brian and Judson realize they’re in monogamous relationships when they are joined by @nathanlents.bsky.social , author of The Sexual Evolution: How 500 Million Years of Sex, Gender, and Mating Shape Modern Relationships on the podcast Dads and Daddies #gaypodcast #gay #queerpodcast #lgbtqpodcast
Excited to announce that I'll be at the Gower Street Waterstones (@waterstones.bsky.social) w/ the incredible Lucy Cooke on June 2. I legitimately hope that JK Rowling comes, so she can learn why sex & gender diversity is GOOD for animals. www.waterstones.com/events/the-s...
The Sexual Evolution: An Evening with Nathan Lents | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones
Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about The Sexual Evolution: An Evening with Nathan Lents today.
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I learned a new word today! (The *word* is new, not just new to *me.*) Contraduction - an informal fallacy that occurs before reasoning begins. (E.g., creationist approaches to science.) Brilliant piece by in Truthful Origins www.truthfulorigins.info/post/the-eye...
The Eye: Testimony to Evolution and a Case of Creationist "Contraduction"
The claim from science: the vertebrate eye is poorly "designed'. Without additional adaptations to the original structure it would have severe functional limitationsIntroductionThe vertebrate eye is...
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I learned a new word today! (The *word* is new, not just new to *me.*) Contradiction - an informal fallacy that occurs before reasoning begins. (E.g., creationist approaches to science.) Brilliant piece by Jon Peters in Truthful Origins: www.truthfulorigins.info/post/the-eye...
The Eye: Testimony to Evolution and a Case of Creationist "Contraduction"
The claim from science: the vertebrate eye is poorly "designed'. Without additional adaptations to the original structure it would have severe functional limitationsIntroductionThe vertebrate eye is...
truthfulorigins.info