Gender Is What You Make of It

[[newsletter20_header.png] August 6, 2020 [17451_c83f9d8520b9f5777d146d9e0c4ceaaf.png] Chapter Three: Matters of the Heart]( [READ ISSUE]( Dear Nautilus Reader, Today’s concepts of fluid sex roles and gender have their origin in the work of Margaret Mead. This week, author Charles King reveals how the anthropologist shattered sexual stereotypes in both her fieldwork and personal life. Also: If you think you know what will make you happy in a mate, psychologists have some news for you. And we bring you a special treat about the most profound question you will ever have at IHOP. Best, The Nautilus Team info@nautil.us [17406_2760e894ae70a26f9e0ffb5ebb51dab4.jpg]( 17505_6fe172670a333242920fc5dbf5e5c6a5.png Gender Is What You Make of It Margaret Mead, Ruth Benedict, and the relationship that changed social science. By Charles King In July 1925, Margaret Mead, a doctoral student at Columbia University, set off on a cross-country train journey with a young faculty member, Ruth Benedict.  [17489_06833b73c7b85d172f55b6f38a40b094.jpg]( [Your Support Matters NAUTILUS PRINT EDITION Dropping Next Week! Subscribe now to receive the next print issue of Nautilus. In the next issue: the many meanings of energy; our hopeful, limbo state of reopening; and host of other fascinating stories!](  [17499_cef683681c0db9c2e21e705976d1c886.jpg]( [Your Romantic Ideals Don’t Predict Who Your Future Partner Will Be Why birds of a feather don’t flock together for long. By Alice Fleerackers Last year, I briefly ran an analogue dating service. I’ll never know what inspired me to start it—maybe my stable relationship had me missing the excitement of single life—but I loved the simplicity of it.]( [17496_a8f9c922be3d2559a3b6da1429bc1301.jpg]( [The Hard Problem of Breakfast How does it emerge from bacon and eggs? By Jonathan Bines Over the past century, scientists have unlocked many of the most profound secrets of bacon, eggs, oatmeal, and avocado toast, advancing our understanding of the day’s most important meal and ushering in a golden age of innovation.]( [READ ISSUE]( [nwms_fb.png]( [nwms_twt.png]( [nwms_ing.png]( NautilusNext 25 Broadway 9th FloorNew York, NY 10018 [Add us to your address book]( Copyright © 2020 NautilusNext, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website. [unsubscribe from this list](   [update subscription preferences](