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Oxytocin levels in the brain have been linked to trust among individuals, opening up a range of research on their societal implications under the new discipline of neuroeconomics.

A conversation with the Claremont Graduate University economics professor.

The differences between online and in-person dating have important and far-reaching implications for the way we think about ourselves and each other.

Analyzing OkCupid’s vast store of behavioral data yields some interesting—and perhaps counterintuitive—advice for online daters.

As a result of its dataset, OKCupid is in a unique position to comment on dating and relationships in our culture.

With marketplace businesses, you want to make entry and exit as efficient as possible. Putting up a pay wall is the exact opposite of what you should be doing

OkCupid records and publishes data on the interactions, profiles, and preferences of its members. This information has plenty of implications for the social-scientific quest to understand human behavior.

A conversation with the co-founder of OKCupid.

Speaker Quinn is most inspired by the idea that individuals can make a difference.

Beyond doing their job well, traditionally marginalized people need to view their differences as assets, not problems, says Speaker Quinn.

New York City Council Speaker and potential candidate for Mayor Christine Quinn came out to another openly gay politician, while riding the subway.

In response to an increase in anti-LGBT hate crimes, the New York City Council is spearheading public school initiatives to teach children tolerance.

Mayor Bloomberg has brought a diversity of experience to City Hall, says the council speaker. Asked if she’ll be vying for his job in 2013, she simply says she’s focused […]

“Internationally, there are lots of folks who want to come here, but the reality of the lack of immigration reform on the federal level actually makes it harder for companies […]

Hospitality is just one of many industries that could make New York less reliant on Wall Street tax dollars, says Speaker Quinn.

A conversation with the Speaker of the New York City Council.

A conversation with the feminist activist.

Prostitution is not empowering for women; it is a symptom of addiction to masculinity and need for domination. “We need to eroticize equality,” says the noted feminist.

People start to talk about post-racist, post-feminist,” says Steinem. “What does that mean? We’re clearly not ‘post’ either.

It’s not helpful to talk about men and women as if they were fixed and binary entities, says the celebrated feminist. “The purpose of feminism is … to understand that […]

Feminism has proven that women can do men’s jobs, but it hasn’t yet proven that men can do women’s jobs—like nurturing a child. This is both a libel to men […]

The female chess champion says that in order to succeed in the world of competitive chess, you have to develop masculine skills like competitiveness and analytic thinking.

“Any group of people that has been subordinate absorbs the idea of our own subordination and that it is natural and comes to think that the only way to survive […]

When Sarah Palin branded herself as a “mama grizzly,” she was unaware of the supreme irony: grizzly bears are the animals that most embody reproductive freedoms, even reabsorbing their own […]

A conversation with the sex advice columnist.

The idea that one instance of infidelity should ruin a relationship is a new—and misguided—notion.

Despite giving people sex advice for a living, Savage screwed up the “birds and the bees” talk with his own son. Like most adults, he forgot to explain the concept […]

For the most part, raising a child with two fathers has been totally normal, says the advice columnist. But it has led to some hilarious situations.

There’s a lot of bad advice that tells teens to come out regardless of their family situation. “Not everyone is in a position where that it wise or safe,” he […]

The advice columnist, normally quite critical of religion, tells us how a Catholic priest helped his mother come to terms with his homosexuality.