James Cantor @JamesCantorPhD
Neuroscientist and sex researcher, with news and commentary from the fascinating science of sex. SexologyToday.org Toronto, Ontario, Canada Joined October 2011-
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This YouTube interview with me just dropped. The sound drops out for a few minutes near the beginning because of some technical problem, but it goes back on without any problem for the rest of this very long interview with @_CryMiaRiver and @stellaomalley3. The Man Who Named…
It may be true that my research on autogynephilia “fueled a political firestorm,” but that was not my intention. As of this moment, the complete video has not been released yet, so I don’t know (or remember) how well I managed to clarify this point in the interview. I described…
It may be true that my research on autogynephilia “fueled a political firestorm,” but that was not my intention. As of this moment, the complete video has not been released yet, so I don’t know (or remember) how well I managed to clarify this point in the interview. I described… https://t.co/ggBEqD9WNu
I wonder how they classify "expert."
Carl Sagan’s Baloney Detection Kit for those who wants to protect there mind from pseudoscience 🧵
Trans activists have based their denial that autogynephilia is a paraphilia found primarily or exclusively in heterosexual men on the claim that normal biological women also experience autogynephilic arousal. Although trans activists rarely spell this out, the assertion implies…
“You cannot be intelligent merely by choosing your opinions. The intelligent man is not the man who holds such-and-such views but the man who has sound reasons for what he believes and yet does not believe it dogmatically.” –Bertrand Russell
More and more stories about Gen Z rebelling against the phone-based childhood, seeking connection IRL. 2 stories today: The Reconnect Movement: nytimes.com/2025/09/29/wel… and the Luddite Movement: businessinsider.com/anti-tech-rall…
The single most important question in all of science: "What if I'm wrong?"
I never believe people are for free speech until I see them defending speech they oppose.
Tomorrow evening: Thursday September 25th from 6-7:30pm EST we welcome @JamesCantorPhD. Our lecture series is available to all paid subscribers to our substack. Future presentations: @LeorSapir @MrsSaraStockton @jburgo55
There ought to be a word for it: The viewpoint to support diversity of everything. . . except viewpoints.
There ought to be a word for it: The viewpoint to support diversity of everything. . . except viewpoints.
Charlie Kirk: “There's a difference between liberals and leftists. It's a very big difference. A liberal is someone I will disagree with and we'll have a wonderful time. We'll go out to dinner and we'll consider each other friends. A liberal will have the conversation, and…
Yes, but don't skip the step about considering if you're the one who's wrong.
Yes, but don't skip the step about considering if you're the one who's wrong.
"The West has faced the most absurd and outrageous attempts to delegitimise science, the science that was largely responsible for our collective rise to pre-eminence in the modern era." leighrevers.substack.com/p/where-have-a…
Our mission at Talking for Change is to protect children from harm, and to do this, we need to foster an environment that encourages individuals at risk to talk about it. One that is welcoming, compassionate, and understanding. There is no shame in asking for help.
People think their own side is more tolerant than the other side because they’ve never found out what happens when they disagree with their own side.
If you believe words can be violence, or that emotional hurt should be treated like physical harm, you are part of the problem. If you are on the left and your reaction to Charlie Kirk’s murder is to celebrate the death of an opponent, you are part of the problem. If you are on…
Research has found that most children delay or never disclose child sexual abuse. This is why it’s important to talk to your children about boundaries, discuss why it’s important to not keep secrets, and foster open dialogue. Talkingforchange.ca
Dear drivers: Turn signals work their magic when the signal *precedes* the turn.
The brain sex hypothesis is a popular trans activist argument that claims trans-identified individuals have brains of the opposite sex. But it fails five basic scientific standards. 1. Failure to control for confounding variables. Researchers revealed that controlling for…

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