Social and Behavioral Sciences

More Foreclosures in a Community Means Lower Voter Turnout, Says Study

History will eventually figure out the social implications of the foreclosure crisis -- its longterm effect on the wealth gap between minorities and white people, its role in gentrification, whether it permanently alters the popular conception of the America Dream, etc.Some early returns are in. A s ... More >>

Dig Into Ancient Culture

"Chimpanzee": Wild Animals Made Family-Friendly

Facebook Study Proves We are Just a Bunch of Bored Pricks

​Researchers in Illinois have revealed the not-so-staggering news that the more time you spend interacting on Facebook, the bigger the asshole you truly are. According to the The Guardian, researchers at Western Illinois University studied the Facebook habits of some 300 people between the ages of ... More >>

Ya Big Baboon!

Wu-Tang Clan: Show Preview

An Anthropologist Discounts the Paleo Diet

Sure, it looks tasty, but it wasn't all our Paleolithic ancestors ate.​You've read about them: The dudes who eat raw meat just like the cavemen, the women who claim their genes clamor only for turkey, kale chips, and sugar-free soda. There's even a magazine devoted to "modern day primal living." O ... More >>

Asian Boom: Demographic Map Reveals Growth in Southeast S.F.

​Last week, SF Weekly wrote about how the Asian-American ascendancy in San Francisco politics is reflected in demographic trends revealed by the latest census -- specifically, a growing proportion of Asians in the city.The above map gives us a quick but detailed snapshot of that change. Incorporat ... More >>

San Francisco Becoming More Asian and It's Playing Out in Politics

A shifting political landscape​In a year that has been marked by Asian ascendancy in city politics -- including the appointment of the city's first Chinese-American Mayor Ed Lee  -- U.S. Census Bureau data released today highlights an interesting yet not so surprising fact: San Francisco is b ... More >>

Do Oakland Zoo Chimps Read More Than You?

It's a page-turner all right...​When the Oakland Zoo yesterday sent out a press release announcing preschool children donating toys and books to the Oakland Zoo, your humble narrator figured the zoo would sell them and use the money for a good cause. Wrong. It turns out, the toys and books are for ... More >>

Getting Carded

Now You Can Be Gay-Married on Your Census Form

Count it.​Hooray! It's that magical day when the census form arrives! This year we're even more excited about it, because as you may have read, there's now an option for gay married people to proclaim their actual status. Also, even if a gay couple with no official marriage license considers itsel ... More >>

S.F. State Prof: Comparision of Republicans to Neanderthals Is Insulting -- To Neanderthals

His knuckles do not drag...​Angry words continue to be exchanged about fiery Florida freshman Congressman Alan Grayson referring to Republicans as "knuckle-dragging Neanderthals" and Rep. Nancy Pelosi's refusal to compel him to apologize. But a San Francisco State University professor has a probl ... More >>

'Road Rules'-Like Group of Christian College Students Rolling Through San Francisco

Tom Green would have been available for this 'road trip' as well...Hey, here's an idea for some great television. Take 10 young people -- and make 'em all good-looking and no older than 22. Give some of 'em an ethnic and big-city background, but make sure to get some country mixed in with that rock ... More >>

Will S.F. Scientists' 'Seminal' Work Lead to Terms Such as 'Ball-Sack-Like'?

"Not unlike a ball sack, no..."This month, San Francisco medical scientists cured a rash of British prudery by demonstrating that the term "seminal" -- a word meaning both "semen-like", and "highly original and influencing the development of future events" -- does not constitute sexist language.In S ... More >>

The Naked Ape: Body Image and Baboons at Retox Lounge

Neglected Treasures

A famed Mexican artist painted six murals for the 1939 World's Fair in S.F. One famously disappeared. The others have practically been ignored.

Stop Yourself from Doing Stupid Shit

Bones of Discontent - Andrew Galvan carves a unique, controversial role in relocating Native American skeletons

Lifestyles of the Rich and Heinous

The wealthy are just another savage tribe in Fierce People

Defying Expectations

Fine actors turn a dated comedy about psychotherapy into something worth seeing

Just Say No

Conventional wisdom says psychiatric drugs save lives, but for some San Franciscans the pills are a prescription for disaster

The Little Tribe That Could

As descendants of San Francisco’s aboriginal people, the Muwekma Ohlone Indian tribe seldom gets much respect. But that could be about to change.

Luminescence Dating

A thrilling and stimulating puzzle, if you ignore some unconvincing writing

You're Not There

Looted

How an eccentric architect with a penchant for pre-Columbian relics rocked the antiquities world and became the de Young Museum's most mysterious donor

World, Beware! American Triumphalism in an Age of Terror

Don't be fooled by the title: This isn't old-hat lefty hysteria

Maverick or Madman?

The intensely weird world of sculptor Stanislav Szukalski

Ethnic Warfare

A bitchy academic fight within SFSU's College of Ethnic Studies puts the future of the program in question

Apathy to the Rescue

How to make the undecideds break for Kerry? Threaten to turn off Survivor and Friends reruns.

Sex and the Single Psychologist

Should Dr. Al Cooper's fuzzy data and controversial subject stop him from becoming a media darling -- or getting a date?

Three-Ring Playground

Circus fun for ankle biters

Queer Theory

A comedy about gender, identity, gender, gender, identity, and gender identity

Letters to the Editor

Week of October 9, 2002

Poisoned Gods

As museums return stolen religious artifacts, Native Americans are learning that their most sacred objects may kill them

Legal Precedent

A transgender Stanford grad and his colleague are set to open the first-ever law center for transgender issues

The Rabbi Who Would Save the World

Michael Lerner has won many followers with his ideas for world peace. But if all he is preaching is the Golden Rule, why is he so controversial?

Back to School

Artist Jona Frank shows her series of revealing portraits taken at high schools around the country

Resurrection

After a 70-year hiatus and a confrontation with the world, the Makah tribe resumes its communion with the gray whale

Looming Large

On her first solo album, Paula Frazer weaves together an enchanting musical quilt

Law and Order in the ER

Nurses are being trained to deal with the needs of both patients and police

Shelter from the Storm

Should the U.S. give asylum to victims of domestic violence? A Mission District woman's case may help decide that question.

The Great Haul of China

The Golden Age of Chinese Archaeology

Blind Faith

A new treatment for victims of severe emotional trauma involving rhythmic eye movements has therapists claiming almost miraculous results. Psychological researchers say the eyes just don't have it.

The Doctor, the Transsexual, the Bed-Shooting and the Lawsuit

The stormy relationship between a transitioning transsexual and a well-known sex counselor raises questions about the growing field of sexology

Sticking Point

An AIDS vaccine designed by renowned researcher Don Francis is in final testing. The Plague could be over - but the gay and scientific establishments are utterly unenthused.

Night & Day

Trenching Index

History of the Dead

A photographer's view of the unwanted graveyard under the Palace of the Legion of Honor

Slap Shots