Magamama With Kimberly Ann Johnson: Sex, Birth And Motherhood

What You'll Hear:  Definitions of sex + gender +intersex Sex is a functional category defined by the gametes you reproduce. Males produce sperm; females produce eggs. Sex is binary Gender is the social and cultural attributes and rules based on their sex Intersex is a mismatch between phenotype and genotype, or when sex based on observation is not obvious How common is intersex? Ambiguous genitalia is about 1 in 5000. (The origin of misinformation of intersex as 1 in 200, as common as redheads) Evidence of intersex increasing Explanatory power and unifying systems of evolution and astrology Is evolutionary biology equivalent to Darwinism? How evolutionary biology helps us understand female sexuality. How humans differ from animals- brain size, large energetically expensive brain related to the placenta, walk on two legs, intense social nature Are humans monogamous? Or Non-monogamous? Sex for pleasure, social reasons or reproduction Possible immunological benefit to monogamy- preeclampsia study as an example