RE:[tips] Norwegian wood and the nature-nurture question

2011-03-01 Thread Allen Esterson
On 28 February 2011 Mark Casteel wrote: I truly loved the video but fear that many of the nuances would go right over the heads of my students (especially the skepticism of the Norwegian researchers, and their complete denial that studying the original of differences in sexual orientation could

Re: RE:[tips] Norwegian wood and the nature-nurture question

2011-03-01 Thread michael sylvester
Is someone gay if this person never engages in seual penetration of the same sObviously males can engage in many activities with one another (bonding) but we do not refer to this as sexual behavior. In some cultures boys write love letters to one aother,does that make them gay? Michael

Re: [tips] Norwegian wood and the nature-nurture question

2011-02-28 Thread sblack
On 28 Feb 2011 at 15:17, Helweg-Larsen, Marie wrote: Thank you so much for that great find (password included and everything!). I watched the first episode (I did not think the subtitles were too fast!) and I agree that it is well done. A good way to lead into a discussion about science and

RE: [tips] Norwegian wood and the nature-nurture question

2011-02-28 Thread Mark Casteel
17403 (717) 717-4028 From: sbl...@ubishops.ca [mailto:sbl...@ubishops.ca] Sent: Monday, February 28, 2011 4:27 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] Norwegian wood and the nature-nurture question On 28 Feb 2011 at 15:17, Helweg-Larsen

Re:[tips] Norwegian wood and the nature-nurture question

2011-02-25 Thread Allen Esterson
Stephen Black wrote of the Norwegian documentary on nature/nurture presented by the comedian Harald Eia (links in Stephen's post below): This is a great documentary...It's provocative and informative, and it sets a standard of excellence in presenting scientific information to the public. I

Re: [tips] Norwegian wood and the nature-nurture question

2011-02-24 Thread Allen Esterson
A preliminary comment on Norwegian wood: Its burden is that while many experts outside Norway have concluded that gender differences are substantially genetic in origin... Wouldn't it be more accurate to say that many experts have concluded that some gender differences have an appreciable