James Cantor
@JamesCantorPhD
Neuroscientist and sex researcher, with news and commentary from the fascinating science of sex.
Read past the doom lens. Reem! And @JamesCantorPhD ! thepinknews.com/2025/07/15/un-…
I have been doing interviews with media all over the world, for decades now, including several with CBC. I must regretfully agree with that assessment of the current CBC. Any commitment to diversity is only skin deep. For diversity of hearts and minds, intolerance remains.
Former top CBC hosts blasts state broadcaster on the way out the door. Travis Dhanraj says CBC only pretends to like diversity, but doesn’t support diversity of opinion. Read and repost! torontosun.com/opinion/column…
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New Study: Global study of more than 100,000 young people latest to link early smartphone ownership with poorer mental health in young adults “Our analysis reveals that receiving a smartphone before age 13 is associated with poorer mind health outcomes in young adulthood,…
One of the hardest things to accept is how many colleagues stay silent. Not because they don’t agree or don’t want to help, but because speaking up could cost them a grant, a title, or a seat at some table. Some even echo university administration talking lines, knowing full…
If the internet had existed in 1915, click-bait headlines would have read “Einstein debunks Newton!”
From lobotomies to deinstitutionalization, recovered memories and multiple personalities to today’s trans craze, the history of psychiatry is just a relentless march from one catastrophe to the next. One of my favourite McHugh quotes⬇️
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Wouldn't the problem also be stories NPR neglected to cover?
NPR’s CEO Katherine Maher on CNN this morning: “As far as the accusations that we’re biased, I’d stand up and say, ‘Please show me a story that concerns you.’” I’ve got a few: 🧵 (1/5)
The hubris of the gender clinics and doctors make it easy to build the cases against them. The internet is forever. @UCSFChildrens @ChildrensLA. @FTC @realDailyWire @ConceptualJames
I recently discovered that there are multiple YouTube videos about autogynephilia. (I rarely search the internet for this topic.) I came across this video, by Travis D. Brown (@becomethesignal), which is short, research-oriented, and unemotional in tone. I will give the link in…
If I guessed at the two most harmful beliefs about social media: 1. Seeing it on social media means it's true, and 2. Saying it on social media makes it true.
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage is a thirteen-part, 1980–81 television series written by Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan, and Steven Soter, with Sagan as presenter. It was executive-produced by Adrian Malone, produced by David Kennard, Geoffrey Haines-Stiles, and Gregory Andorfer, and directed…
1. Learning occurs in the process of *listening,* not writing. 2. I'd caution against anecdotal evidence. It's invalid when pro-transitioners use it, and just as invalid when anti-transitioners do (and often hypocritical).

So many will say "Listen to the experts!" when they mean "Listen to me!"
Should society prosecute thought-crimes? 1. Yes 2. No 3. Depends on the thought If 1 or 3, decide which thoughts to outlaw according to objective criteria, or subjective feelings about the thought? If objective, what criteria?
This is me presenting at a recent meeting of autogynephilia researchers, which was held in Toronto this past June. I just got access to photos taken in the meeting room.
The single most important question in all of science: "What if I'm wrong?"
whyevolutionistrue.com/2025/07/07/ale… This is horrible. I don't know Alex Byrne but I've read his book and it's excellent. One way to show contempt for these mindless sheep is to buy it. The accusation of complicity with Trump is as silly as, "You love dogs? Therefore you support Hitler."
New national figures have been published on suicidal ideas & self-harm. They paint a concerning picture, especially about young adults, young women in particular. 🧵 of key findings & where they take us. *TW* - please don’t read if you might find this topic upsetting.