An InExact Science An InExact Science
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- Wissenschaft
...our most human experiences...
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Social Pain and the OPRM1 gene
Is there something in my genes that is making me feel more sensitive to rejection? Is it possible that I actually feel more hurt when I'm ghosted than other people... and that there is a biological basis?
My whole life I have cried more than my friends, gone mental on romantic partners who took too long to text me back, and generally felt like the world was a bag of knives just waiting to jab me at every turn. I then found out that one of my genes may be responsible for some of these feelings... so I tested myself. -
Aphantasia
George Vulov found out he was different from others when he was in college.
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Fluidity (Part 4 of 4)
Lisa Diamond talks about sexual fluidity and how our understanding of same-gender attraction may be shifting.
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Cluster of Cells (Part 3 of 4)
There is a cluster of cells in our brains that may be influencing who we fall in love with.
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a color (Part 2 of 4)
Sarah and Dawn carried around recorders and each told their own stories that became their one story.
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Friday November 6 (Part 1 of 4)
An audio diary of a woman who falls in love. There is a narrative that we often have overlooked in the queer community, but these other experiences are valid, too.