Justin Garcia (on the science of sex) | Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

Описание: Justin Garcia (The Intimate Animal: The Science of Sex, Fidelity, and Why We Live and Die for Love) is an evolutionary biologist, researcher on sex and relationships, and Executive Director of the Kinsey Institute. Justin joins the Armchair Expert to discuss the unique quality that human sex is so tied to our social behavior, the physiological constraints on mating in other animals, and how sexually we are like magpies. Justin and Dax talk about why gorillas have really small testes, how the pandemic resulted in couples weathering the storms of relationship conflict, and an evolutionary explanation for how difficult it is to choose mates on a dating app. Justin explains how collecting hormone samples at a brothel in Las Vegas led him to write his book, why there’s no requirement to enter a relationship fully healed, and the social science behind love, partnership, fidelity, and heartbreak.

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Hi, I’m Dax Shepard, and I love talking to people. I am endlessly fascinated by the messiness of being human, and I find people who are vulnerable and honest about their struggles and shortcomings to be incredibly sexy. I invite you to join me as I explore other people’s stories. We will celebrate, above all, the challenges and setbacks that ultimately lead to growth and betterment. What qualifies me for such an endeavor? More than a decade of sobriety, a degree in Anthropology and four years of improv training. I will attempt to discover human “truths” without any laboratory work, clinical trials or data collection. I will be, in the great tradition of 16th-century scientists, an Armchair Expert.

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Chapters:
0:00 - The Scientific Sex Talk
9:22 - How Sex Research Became a Real Field
15:50 - Sexual Flexibility in Nature
19:40 - Forming an Institute to Protect
27:30 - The Covid Sex Boom
32:30 - Modern Dating and Decision Fatigue
50:25 - Studying Hookups and why Foreplay Matters
51:51 - Unrealistic Expectations
58:00 - A Crisis of Intimacy
1:05:24 - Modern Monogamy
1:18:51 - Open Vs Closed Relationships
1:31:08 - Heartbreak is Real, Literally

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