Colin Wright (@SwipeWright) “The sex difference in throwing is one of the largest behavioral sex differences” — TopicDigg

The sex difference in throwing is one of the largest behavioral sex differences ever measured. While training matters, the disparity appears to be mostly biological. Yet Anne Fausto-Sterling argues in favor of pure socialization while ignoring a mountain of evidence to the contrary. Few scholars claim to deny biology outright, with most agreeing that nature and nurture interact. In practice, however, they routinely reject biological explanations in favor of comparatively implausible environmental ones. They pay lip service to biology, but never actually allow it to explain anything. This new long read by professors Robert Deaner and Mike Lombardo examines the science of throwing, hunting, and combat, and ask a simple question: What evidence would actually be allowed to count as evidence for an innate sex difference? Read the free article on @RealLastStand below. 🔗