‘sensual’ chats
A decade after losing her sight, a B.C. woman can see again — through her tooth
For a few dozen people in the world, the downside of living with a rare immune condition comes with a surprising superpower—the ability to fight off all viruses. […] Taking inspiration from this rare mutation that makes people impervious to viral diseases, a Columbia researcher is developing a therapy that could bestow this superpower on the rest of us
we found that participants consistently rated every common daily activity as more enjoyable when interacting with someone else. […] results suggest that whether we are eating, reading, or even cleaning up around the house, happiness thrives in the company of others. […] Across more than 40,000 participants and more than 100,000 episodes, we found that participants consistently rated every common daily activity as more enjoyable when interacting with someone else.
The ovulatory shift hypothesis proposes that women’s mate preferences for androgen-dependent secondary sexual traits in men are most pronounced during the ovulatory phase of the menstrual cycle. […] we provide the first test of whether women’s sexual preferences for male facial hair, which is reliably associated with male sexual maturity and masculinity, peak during the ovulatory phase among women with higher salivary testosterone. […] While beards increased male attractiveness, preferences did not change over the menstrual cycle. […] Women’s preferences for men’s beards may not support the ovulatory shift hypothesis.
Meta’s AI rules have let bots hold ‘sensual’ chats with kids, offer false medical info
