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Sex and War web media

Tuesday, October 26th, 2010

Sex and War and authors Malcolm Potts and Thomas Hayden were featured on the following sites:

*Vtdigger.org (Nitty, gritty, in-depth news for Vermont), Sammet: Planet health, woman’s health and peace: http://vtdigger.org/2010/07/19/sammet-planet-health-woman%E2%80%99s-health-and-peace/

*Veterans for Peace Santa Barbara, Sex and War: http://www.vfpsb.org/2010/08/sex-and-war/

*The Dave Blog, The Only Question Worth Answering: http://blog.davidcsmith.net/2010/05/10/the-only-question-worth-answering/

Sex and War online hits

Friday, March 19th, 2010

Sex and War and authors Malcolm Potts and Thomas Hayden were featured on the following sites:

*European Voice: http://www.europeanvoice.com/article/imported/a-summer-of-fact,-fiction-and-fears/65839.aspx

*Blogging Heads TV: http://bloggingheads.tv/diavlogs/26375

*Taos Plaza: http://www.taosplaza.com/Informational-Data-Points/video-malcolm-potts-sexual-aggression-a-risk-taking.html

*Mystagogy: http://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2009/10/who-explains-whom.html

Sex and War on Reuters AlertNet

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

A lengthy and positive review on Sex and War (9781933771571) appeared on Reuters AlertNet, a humanitarian news network based around a popular Web site. It attracts tens of millions of users a year. http://www.alertnet.org/db/blogs/3159/2009/08/16-211056-1.htm

The article was also posted at Head Down Eyes Open blogspot: http://headdowneyesopen.blogspot.com/2009/09/sex-and-war.html

Malcolm Potts, author of Sex and War (9781933771571), wrote an op-ed piece for the Los Angeles Times (circ. 1,019, 388) on an issue related to the book: http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-potts23-2009aug23,0,3722899.story

The article was also posted on/in:

*St. Paul Pioneer Press (circ. 253,351)

*RH Reality Check: http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/blog/2009/08/24/family-planning-new-afghanistan

*War News Updates blog: http://warnewsupdates.blogspot.com/2009/08/commentaries-opinions-and-editorials_24.html

*Dammit Janet blog: http://scathinglywrongrightwingnutz.blogspot.com/2009/08/war-for-afganistans-women.html

Sex and War (9781933771571) was reviewed on Orgrease Crankbait blog: http://orgrease-crankbait.blogspot.com/2009/08/sex-and-war.html

Sex and War on Bookslut.com

Monday, July 6th, 2009

Sex and War (9781933771571) was reviewed on Bookslut.com (240,000 views/month) in July 2009.

Sex and War posts and discussion

Friday, June 5th, 2009

Malcolm Potts, coauthor of Sex and War (9781933771571), wrote an article appearing on themoderatevoice.com, “one of the Internet’s fastest growing and respected group moderate/centrist sites.” Read here: http://themoderatevoice.com/34294/common-ground-on-abortion-guest-voice/. The article was also Yubanet.com, which is committed to delivering news to the Sierra, including Nevada City, CA. That article can be found here: http://yubanet.com/opinions/Malcolm-Potts-Common-Ground-on-Abortion.php

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Thomas Hayden, coauthor of  Sex and War (9781933771571), read from the book at the annual Santa Fe Science Writing Workshop in Santa Fe, NM, on May 20, 2009.

Sex and War in Survival magazine

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

Sex and War (9781933771571) will be featured in the June-July issue of Survival: Global Politics and Strategy, the magazine produced by the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

Sex and War Radio, Web and Lecture

Friday, April 10th, 2009

As part of a national radio tour, Malcolm Potts and Thomas Hayden, coauthors of Sex and War (9781933771571) appeared on:
Mon., Apr. 6:  8:40-9:00am CT
LIVE KORN-AM (1490)
“The Morning Show with Jena O’Connor”
Host: Jena O’Connor
Sioux Falls, SD
www.1490korn.com

Tues., Apr. 7: 9:00-9:50am CT
LIVE CKLQ-AM (880)
“Feedback”
Host: Bill Turner
Brandon, MB
www.cklq.com

Sex and War (9781933771571) was mentioned on the following sites:
*Sciencebase: A Web site of science and tech news: http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/about-sciencebase

Malcolm Potts, coauthor of Sex and War (9781933771571), will lecture at the Population Association of America’s annual meeting April 29 to May 2 in Detroit.

Sex and War Radio Appearance

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

As part of a national radio tour, Malcolm Potts and Thomas Hayden, coauthors of Sex and War (9781933771571) will appear on:

 

 

Airs 3/30/09

CBC Radio One/

Sirius XM Satellite Radio

(Ch. 137)

“The Current”

Host: Anna Maria Tremonti

Producer: Nicola Luksic

National

www.cbc.ca/thecurrent

POTTS AND HAYDEN

The Current is a meeting place of perspectives, ideas and voices, with a fresh take on issues that affect Canadians today. The Current’s team of journalists are based in every major region in Canada. Show topics include politics, business, culture, justice, science and religion.

 

Sex and War – Collected Press Hits

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009

 

As part of a national radio tour, Malcolm Potts and Thomas Hayden, coauthors of Sex and War (9781933771571) have appeared on or will appear on:

 

Tues., Mar. 3

7:20-7:30am PT

8:20-8:30am MT

LIVE

KFKA-AM (1310)

“AM Colorado”

Hosts: Trevor Carey and Troy Coverdale

Denver, CO

www.1310kfka.com

Discussion of events and activities in the community, with guest interviews.

Thurs. Mar. 12

4-7 p.m. ET

 

CHML-AM (900)

“The Scott Thompson Show”

Host: Scott Thompson

Hamilton, ON

www.900chml.com

HAYDEN

**50,000 watt station**

Thurs. Mar. 12

12:30-12:40pm PT

LIVE

CFUN-AM (1410)

“Nik and Marke Show”

Hosts: Nikki Renshaw and Marke Dreisschen

Vancouver, BC

www.talk1410.com

HAYDEN

Morning show featuring current events and issues, wacky humor, intelligent opinions and compelling stories. The**50,000 watt station**

Tues. Mar. 17

12:05-12:15pm CT

CKGL-AM (570)

“Gary Doyle Show”

Host: Gary Doyle

Kitchener, ON

www.570news.com

HAYDEN

570 News listeners have come to know the “Gary Doyle Show” as a voice for better living in the community. 

Wed., Mar. 18

5:20-5:30pm MT

4:20-4:30 pm PT

LIVE

CKFR-AM (1150)

“Jacked In”

Host: Jessica Samuels

Kelowna, BC

www.am1150.ca

HAYDEN

From the day’s headlines to the latest scores, Jessica keeps you in the know.  And to keep you ahead the game tune in for sex tips, the hottest news from the tech world, ways to maximize your workout and dressing to impress.

Wed., Mar. 25

8:30-8:40am PT

 

Taped

(Airs back 3/26/09 6:00-9:00am ET)

 

CJUL-AM (1220)

“John Bolton’s Cornwall Today”

Host: John Bolton

Cornwall, ON

http://www.am1220.ca/shows/cornwall-today/

Wake up with John Bolton and get your daily does of headlines and interviews with newsmakers from across the globe.

Thurs. Mar. 26

11:05am-12:00pm PT

CFRA-AM (580)

“Michael Harris Live”

Host: Michael Harris

Ottowa, ON

www.cfra.com

Social trends, politics, even great recipes, all offered in a collaborative fashion where the invitation is to fire up those synapses between one and three every afternoon.

**50,000 watt station**

Tues., Apr. 7

7:00-7:50am PT

CKLQ-AM (880)

“Feedback”

Host: Bill Turner

Brandon, MB

www.cklq.com

This is Southwestern Manitoba’s only open-line radio show about topics and issues relevant to you. Guests range from local people with stories to tell to Manitoba’s politicians.

Wed., Apr. 15

12:00-2:00pm PT

3:00-5:00pm ET

LIVE

CKLU-FM (96.7)

“Night Fright Afternoons”

Host: Brent Holland

Sudbury, ON

www.cklu.ca

HAYDEN AND POTTS CKLU-FM is the radio station for Laurentian University.  Night Fright is syndicated across Canada and guests are mainly political science authors.

 

 

The authors of Sex and War (9781933771571), Malcolm Potts and Thomas Hayden, will speak about the book March 24, 7 p.m. PT at the Axis Café in San Francisco as part of the “Ask a Scientist” lecture series.

A mention of Sex and War (9781933771571) appeared in coauthor Thomas Hayden’s tagline in Smithsonian magazine (circ. 2, 035,769). To see the mention, go here: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/What-Darwin-Didnt-Know.html

 

Reviews of Sex and War (9781933771571) have appeared on the following Web sites:

*Jan. 12: Politics, Society & Things blogspot: http://taifaletu.blogspot.com/2009/01/sex-and-war.html

*Jan. 12: Locust blog: http://whitelocust.wordpress.com/2009/01/12/sex-and-war-and-population—the-forces-ultimately-behind-the-gaza-crisis/

*Jan. 10: The Population Media Center site:  http://www.populationmedia.org/2009/01/10/timely-book-puts-finger-on-terrorist-attacks-in-the-gaza-and-elsewhere/

*Jan. 18: Red State Feminists blog: http://redstatefeminists.org/blog.html#potts

*Jan. 9: The Zen of South Park: http://jaysolomon.wordpress.com/2009/01/09/book-review-sex-and-war-by-potts-and-hayden-is-a-fascinating-look-at-the-biological-bases-of-war/

 

Sex and War (9781933771571) author Malcolm Potts was a guest contributor on The New Security Beat on Dec. 22, 2008, and wrote about the book and its themes. “The staff of the Environmental Change and Security Program(ECSP) at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars maintains this blog as a way to further promote dialogue on the connections among environment, health, and population and their links to conflict, human insecurity and foreign policy.” To see the post, visit: http://newsecuritybeat.blogspot.com/2008/12/guest-contributor-malcolm-potts-on_22.html

 

Sex and War (9781933771571) was featured on Dec. 22, 2008, on the Biology in Science Fiction blog. Read here: http://sciencefictionbiology.blogspot.com/2008/12/biology-of-peace.html

 

Sex and War (9781933771571) was featured with cover image on The Scientist magazine Web site (readership of 91,000 per month).

Sex and War (9781933771571) will be excerpted in the Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008, issue of The Globe and Mail (Toronto, Canada; Saturday circ. 406,401).

Sex and War (BenBella Books, 9781933771571) is featured in the Dec.8, 2008, issue of Newsweek (circ. 3,109,228) and on its site. To read the synopsis, visit: http://www.newsweek.com/id/171241

 

Sex and War (BenBella Books, 9781933771571) was mentioned in the Sunday, Nov. 30, science column of The Toronto Star (circ. 410,566). The columnist says, “… Sex and War is worth reading, and arguing about.” To read the article, visit: http://www.thestar.com/sciencetech/article/546014

 

Please note that Malcolm Potts and Thomas Hayden will soon be blogging for The Huffington Post, which reaches “20 million thought-leaders,” with their first post anticipated to come out in early December. Updates to come.

 

The previously mentioned Wired.com posts were also posted and/or linked on:

*Nov. 27 on TechLime.com: http://techlime.com/health-beauty-fitness-fashion-apparel/testosteronethe-perfect-weapon-of-mass-destruction

*Nov. 26 on Medgadget.com (300,000 monthly visits): http://www.medgadget.com/archives/2008/11/how_hormones_influence_the_worlds_wars.html

*Gonzofreakpower.blogspot.com: http://gonzofreakpower.blogspot.com/2008/11/talking-points.html

*Nov. 25 on Smartbrief.com (1.5 million readers):  http://www.smartbrief.com/news/leadership/storyDetails.jsp?issueid=8CAA1C39-DBF6-4C76-9C06-2AAEA24FB487&copyid=5F312201-F60B-47DB-AB9C-2E3A08D4743E

* Nov. 25 on the Web site of Seed Magazine (circ. 150,000), seedmagazine.com: http://www.seedmagazine.com/news/2008/11/seeds_daily_zeitgeist_11252008.php

*Nov. 24 to Shinerclay.com: http://www.shinerclay.com/2008/11/monday-november-24-2008_24.html

*Nov. 23 on The Principal’s Office: http://dao4now.wordpress.com/2008/11/23/how-biology-and-technology-shape-sex-and-war-wired-science-from-wiredcom/

*Nov. 23 on Darwinia.com: http://darwiniana.com/2008/11/23/darwinian-porno/

*Nov. 29, 2008, The Daily Dish blog of Andrew Sullivan on theatlantic.com (643,346), Web site of The Atlantic, in which he called the excerpt “excellent,”: http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/11/the-future-of-w.html

*Nov. 21, 2008: http://medc2org.wordpress.com/2008/11/30/sex-and-war/

*Nov. 21, 2008, Free Thought Manifesto: http://medc2org.wordpress.com/2008/11/30/sex-and-war/

 

An excerpt of Sex and War (BenBella Books, 9781933771571) by Malcolm Potts and Thomas Hayden and a lengthy author Q&A with Hayden was posted Nov. 22, 2008, on wired.com, which, together with Wired magazine, reaches 12 million readers a month. Wired journalist Alexis Madrigal says: “…Potts and … Hayden take a wide-ranging look at the many places that biology intersects with war. But the most fascinating parts of the book look at how modern technology has interacted with our Stone Age brains’ risk calculators to produce the brutality and aggression of the world today.”

 

To read the excerpt, go here: http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/11/sex-and-war-exc.html

To read the Q&A with Hayden, go here: http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/11/qa-how-biology.html

 

Sex and War (BenBella Books, 9781933771571) will be featured in the Toronto Star’s (circ. 430,931) science column, written by Peter Calamai, this week of Nov. 24, 2008. A link will follow soon.

 

Sex and War (BenBella Books, 9781933771571) authors Malcolm Potts and Thomas Hayden will be interviewed about the book Dec. 10, 2008, 4:30 ET, on the “Michelangelo Signorile Show,” airing on Sirius Satellite Radio. The “Michelangelo Signorile Show” broadcasts Monday through Friday, 2-6 p.m. ET, on Sirius OutQ 109, and can be heard across the continental United States and all of Canada. OutQ on Sirius Satellite Radio is America’s only 24/7 radio station from and for the LGBT community.

 

Sex and War (BenBella Books, 9781933771571) was mentioned on Science Book News, scibooks.org, a science book review site run by Philip Manning, a regular reviewer for the Raleigh News and Observer.

Sex and War Press Hit

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009

As part of a national radio tour, Malcolm Potts, coauthor of Sex and War (9781933771571) has appeared on and will appear on:

 

Feb. 4

11:40-11:50 a.m. ET

KIKO-AM (1340), “Openline,” Phoenix, AZ

Mar. 2

10:10-10:29 a.m. ET

KBKW-AM (1450), “Coffee Talk,”

Seattle-Tacoma, WA, www.kbkw.com

 

Sex and War (9781933771571) was reviewed in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (circ. 86,384; online circ: 748,185/month) on Jan.25, 2009. Read here: http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/opinion/s_608676.html

 

As part of a national radio tour, Malcolm Potts, coauthor of Sex and War (9781933771571) has appeared on and will appear on:

 

Jan. 9

10:30-10:45 a.m. ET

WCUB-AM (980),“The Breakfast Club,” Green Bay-Appleton, WI, www.cubradio.com

Jan. 15

7:40-7:50 a.m. ET

WRGA-AM (1470), “Morning Talk,”Atlanta, GA, www.wrgarome.com

Jan. 15

9:20-9:32 p.m. ET

WKCT-AM (930), “Drivetime,” Bowling Green, KY, www.93wkct.com

Jan. 16

7:30 p.m. ET

WQUB-FM (90.3) NPR AFFILIATE, “Presstime,” Quincy, IL/Hannibal, MO/Keokuk, IA

www.wqub.org

Jan. 17

6:30 a.m. ET

Alabama Radio Network, “Viewpoint Alabama,” Regional, www.arnnet.com

Jan. 19

11:40-11:50 a.m. ET

KIKO-AM (1340), “Openline,” Phoenix, AZ

Jan. 20

8:50-8:55 a.m. ET

KGNO-AM (1370), “Morning Show,” Wichita, KS

Jan. 26

7:15-7:25 a.m. ET

WTBQ-AM (1110) “WTBQ Roundtable, ” New York, NY, www.wtbq.com

Jan. 26

9:40-9:55 a.m. ET

WOND-AM (1400), “The Don Williams Show,”Philadelphia, PA, (Linwood, NJ)

Jan. 26

10:05-10:35 a.m. ET

KSCJ-AM (1360), “Open Line, Sioux City, IA,www.kscj.com

Feb. 21 and Feb. 22

1:00-1:15 p.m. ET

Issues Today, “Issues Today,” National, (syndicated to 170 stations), www.issuestodayradio.com