In hookups, inequality still reigns
Researchers at Binghamton University found that women were twice as likely to reach orgasm from intercourse or oral sex in serious relationships as in hookups, The New York Times reports. Read more
Anechoic chamber puts sound to the test
Ronald Miles, who develops directional microphones for hearing aids, tests the devices in a new anechoic chamber that is one of the quietest places on the planet. Watch video
Researcher finds merit in controversial lawsuits
Seonghee Han examines the relationship between insider trading and shareholder lawsuits. Read more
Among the Bloodpeople: Politics and Flesh
English Professor Thomas Glave’s new book is a “searing, beautifully evocative collection of essays,” according to Publishers Weekly. Read more
Could alpacas help cure human diseases?
Binghamton researcher Andrew Merriwether, a biologist, anthropologist and alpaca farmer, tells Fox 40 TV that studying alpaca genes may also help humans. Read more
What’s behind the decline in marriage? Pragmatism
The simple fact behind the decline of marriage in the U.S. is economic pragmatism, Trevor Butterworth writes in Forbes, citing research done by Binghamton faculty member Matthew Johnson and others. Read more
Hearing changes could be ancient in the human line
A Binghamton University study of two ancient hominins from South Africa suggests that changes in the shape and size of the middle ear occurred early in our evolution. Such alterations could have profoundly changed what our ancestors could hear — and perhaps how they could communicate, Nature reports this week. Read more
