Men At Work, Whale Interrupted, Gender Equality

Today you’ll learn about how men with physically strenuous jobs have higher testosterone levels and, ahem, sperm counts, about how a researcher studying whales figured out an ancient mystery, and how providing women with more opportunities actually increases men’s life expectancy. Men At Work“Physically Demanding Work Tied to Male Fertility.” By Miles Martin. 2023.https://hms.harvard.edu/news/physically-demanding-work-tied-male-fertility“Secular trends in semen parameters among men attending a fertility center between 2000 and 2017: Identifying potential predictors.” By Minguez-Alarcon, et al. 2018.https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30389382/“Why more men are suffering from infertility than ever before.” By Susannah Cahalan. 2021.https://nypost.com/2021/02/20/why-more-men-are-suffering-from-infertility-than-ever-before/“Occupational factors and markers of testicular function among men attending a fertility center.” By Minguez-Alarcon, et al. 2023.https://academic.oup.com/humrep/advance-article/doi/10.1093/humrep/dead027/7034534?utm_source=authortollfreelink&utm_campaign=humrep&utm_medium=email&guestAccessKey=87e840cd-75fb-4975-8010-b2705f827fbb&login=falseWhale Interrupted “Ancient texts shed new light on mysterious whale behaviour that ‘captured imagination’.” By Donna Lu. 2023.https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/01/ancient-texts-power-new-light-shed-on-mysterious-whale-behaviour-that-captured-imagination“Parallels for cetacean trap feeding and tread-water feeding in the historical record across two millennia.” By McCarthy, Sebo, & Firth. 2023https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mms.13009Gender Equality “Greater Gender Equality Helps Both Women and Men Live Longer.” George Institute for Global Health. 2023.https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/981404“Gender equality related to gender differences in life expectancy across the globe gender equality and life expectancy.” By Ana-Catarina Pinho-Gomes, et al. 2023.https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0001214“Greater gender equality helps both women and men live longer.” ScienceDaily. 2023.https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/03/230306143509.htmFollow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/men-at-work-whale-interrupted-gender-equality Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.