: How do humans feel temperature differences and how precisely can we feel it?
In: Biology
One thing I haven’t seen posted which should be mentioned is that men and women feel temperature differently.
tl;dr, there are a bunch of reasons men both feel and run hotter, whereas women are typically colder.
>Women are typically smaller and have a higher ratio of surface area to volume, which causes a rapid loss of heat.
>Men tend to have a greater muscle mass than women which helps them to generate heat.
>Even at rest, your muscles produce around 25% of your body’s normal temperature, so more muscle mass means a greater heat production. Because of this, it is believed that women evolved a system to protect their core body temperature against freezing weather – in response to cold surroundings a woman’s body reduces blood flow to the skin and extremities to maintain their core temperature at 37C. This means that women are better than men at conserving core body heat when the weather cools.
>However, as most of our temperature sensors are located in the skin, women can feel cold even when their internal organs are cosy. So it’s not all in your imagination. It seems that women really are genetically programmed to feel drops in temperature before their male counterparts. The ideal temperature appears to be around 2.5C warmer than men – between 24C and 25C.
https://www.simplysupplements.co.uk/healthylife/general-health/body-temperature-how-it-differs-for-men-and-women
You’ll probably see this if you’re ever in an office environment with many people. Women will be wearing sweaters or mention it’s cold whereas men will feel it’s comfortable.
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