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 🧵

“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...

"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

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...

Traditional biology has long ignored nature’s sexual diversity—but evolution tells a far more complex story.

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...

Reading The Sexual Evolution: How 500 Million Years of Sex, Gender, and Mating Shape Modern Relationships by @nathanlents.bsky.social. Fantastic book.

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-...

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?

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/...

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

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

Thanks so much! Yes, are officially launched and I am on my way to the @cheltenhamfestival.bsky.social Cheltenham Science Festival to celebrate!

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:

My colleague @nathanlents.bsky.social's book rearranged my thinking about things like monogamy (sexual vs. social), gender (bimodal, not binary), and sexual attraction (nature loves a pansexual!). It's funny and profound and will have you sending screenshots galore to your groupchats!

@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

This is exactly the approach I use.

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...

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...

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...

Many scholars yelled at the top of our lungs that this kind anti-science, anti-academy right-wing wave was coming and too many in the academy sat on the sidelines or whined that the the left was the problem. Look at what is happening to the NSF right now. www.science.org/content/arti...

I am so glad that this podcast found me, because it instantly became one of my favorites! Check out the Gays Reading podcast!! (@gaysreading.bsky.social)

Hello Oakland! I will be speaking about my book The Sexual Evolution tonight at the @oaklibrary.bsky.social Come through! oaklandlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/67ab9...

My latest appears in @smithsonianmag.bsky.social Those sneaky birds! www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...

About to board my flight to Seattle and looking forward to being at the legendary @townhallseattle.bsky.social tonight, talking about the biology of sex and gender with @catbohannon.bsky.social !

250 issues strong. For nearly 50 years, we've exposed pseudoscience and defended reason. To mark the milestone, we teamed up with #BillNye for a special issue on climate denial. 🧠 Support #SI: skepticalinquirer.org/support/?ms=... 📖 Read the issue: skepticalinquirer.org/2025/01/?ms=...

Thank you to @science.org for this glowing review of The Sexual Evolution. Gratifying, validating, and thrilling. Centuries of biology research has taught us that variation and variety are central themes of life. Why? Because DIVERSITY WINS! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Thank you to @science.org for this glowing review of The Sexual Evolution. Gratifying, validating, and thrilling. Centuries of biology research has taught us that variation and variety are central themes of life. Why? Because DIVERSITY WINS! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Denisovans in Taiwan! Here’s my story (gift link) nyti.ms/3RHlz8G

@catbohannon.bsky.social will be joining us in conversation with Nathan!

I’m going Sunday to hear @nathanlents.bsky.social and so should y’all! townhallseattle.org/event/nathan...

Yep. At best, it was an attempt to *phenocopy* dire wolves, not clone them. Why must they exaggerate and sensationalize??? It was still an incredible feat of genetic engineering.

Just to be clear, they did not de-extinct anything, and those are not Dire Wolves. Those are Gray Wolves with 20 genes edited to match the Dire Wolf versions of those genes. #direwolves

Today I wrote about compositionality--a foundation of human language. Is it also in the calls of apes? Gift link: nyti.ms/4iO0zct

Why yes, I am going to shamelessly post a photo of me with the man of the moment. 🥴 Please read as much of Sen. Booker‘s speech as you can. We are at a crossroads, and you must take a side. I, too, am disillusioned with Democrats, but Booker’s speech is giving me life. All is not lost.

omg, yes. I very much agree. Boards of Trustees are good for nothing (and bad for lots of things)

Something, something, bootstraps, something, something, taking big risks, something, something, college drop out, something, something, working out of their garage, something, something... Billionaire mythology is ALL BULLSHIT.

The CUNY and SUNY faculty should create an alliance also. The elite institutions around us (NYU, Columbia, Yale, Princeton) are far too invested in their status as elites to stand up to the authoritarian state, but for those of us that educate actual working people - SOLIDARITY IS OUR STRENGTH.

TBH sometimes it's hilarious to me that they think they can erase LGBTQ+ people. Girl don't you know what we've ALREADY SURVIVED?