Tag: hormones
The Difference Between Humans and Machines
Why do news headlines continually suggest that AI is practically human already, and soon will become fully human?
Blood Pressure — And Genuflecting to Evolution
Systems biologists assume for the sake of research that a biological system under investigation is optimally engineered.
On Delaying Puberty
The pituitary gland produces hormones that stimulate the ovaries in girls and the testicles in boys.
Human Blood Flow — A Darwinian Explanation?
Physician Howard Glicksman explains the hugely complex blood flow systems required to keep us clear-headed and alive.
Doctor’s Diary: Evolution’s Countless Chicken-and-Egg Conundrums
It turned out last week that scientists have been wrong for 350 years about how sperm swim.