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August 14
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8:00pm (rain or shine)
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Is It the Genes or Just the Jeans? – The Biology of Gender
Chicago Cultural Center, Garland Room 6:00-7:30pm
Presenter: Mark Osadjan, PhD, Professor of Biology at The University of Chicago
Do we learn to be male/female, or are we programmed that way? Anatomical differences are obvious, but an increasing body of research also shows that the sexes think differently, perceive pain differently, and even encode memories differently. Mark Osadjan will discuss the biology of the sexes, from genes to behavior and beyond. What does research say about how these distinctions arise from the moment of conception on? Is it just an X or Y chromosome? Who is smarter? More emotional? How does attraction work? Is there a gay gene? What about hermaphrodites? Should men worry about plastics in landfills? Join us to see what science says about these questions and more.
