Intelligence Squared
How The Female Body Has Driven Evolution
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- The book highlights the critical importance of studying sex differences in medicine to improve medical care for both males and females.
- The concept of social abortion, influenced by perceived social change or threat, challenges the notion of human behavior being completely unique.
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The Urgent Need to Study Sex Differences in Medicine
The book "EV" highlights the critical importance of studying sex differences in medicine. It explains how female bodies have been vastly understudied, leading to significant gaps in knowledge that impact the medical treatment of women. The author emphasizes that understanding these differences is not just about addressing sexism, but also about filling the knowledge gap in biology. The book delves into various key aspects, such as the impact of sex differences on drug efficacy, the concept of social abortion in mammals, the role of midwifery in human evolution, the advantages of menopause, and the potential benefits of castration for male longevity. The author concludes with a call to prioritize the study of sex differences in order to improve medical care for both males and females.
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