How To Speed Up A Woman's Psychological Biological Clock

Wednesday, August 13, 2014 - 14:20 in Psychology & Sociology

Not that you want to do this but there is an easy way to speed up a woman's reproductive timing - just get a clock. Not one of those modern digital things, an actual ticking clock will literally do it, says a paper upcoming in Human Nature. It turns out that the tick-tock of the metaphor has some basis in reality. Or not. The authors also claim that poor women are more likely to be affected by this ticking sound. And the authors are psychologists so beware of mainstream media making grand biological claims based on this. read more

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