Nature vs. Nurture

  • A mind of their own

    In his compelling book "Nature via Nurture," Matt Ridley explains how genes don't serve as blueprints for behavior, but instead interact with the environment to create who we are.
    By Kurt Kleiner June 19, 2003

  • My spawn arrives!

    In the third installment of his lesbian sperm donor saga, Hank Pellissier describes the arrivals of his two babies -- born 21 days apart.
    By Hank Pellissier May 3, 2000

  • Therapy is painless

    From Freud to divorce court: A therapist to meet your every need. Plus: Dan Savage vs. the Republicans; Elvis' "black satin-like" pajamas on the auction block.
    By Jenn Shreve August 20, 1999

  • One mother's gain

    The third in a trilogy of stories by three women whose lives were changed forever by adoption.
    By Maurine Zarlengo Christ January 6, 1999

  • My mother's daughter

    Part Two of a trilogy by three women whose lives were forever changed by adoption -- the teenager who gave her child up, the girl she gave away and the woman who became that girl's mother.
    By Kristina Zarlengo January 5, 1999

  • Who needs experts?

    Our children are more magical and far more precious than the reductionist equation 'genes plus peers.'
    By Beth Kephart September 18, 1998

  • Hot Flash: Sound and sexuality

    Is sexual orientation determined inside the womb?
    By Ros Davidson March 10, 1998
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