Attraction, Love, Sex Audiobook Libro.fm

Sex after hunger may be the most powerful motivating force in our lives It drives us to seek intimate contact with others and to form relationships that may be fleeting or lifelong blissful or troubled Yet many mysteries surround sex and sexuality Why dont we reproduce by virgin birth Why does so much of our sexual behavior have nothing to do with reproduction Why isnt everyone heterosexual How does the brain create sexual arousal How do sexual kinks develop Is porn harmful What is the relationship between sex and love

In Attraction Love Sex Simon LeVay introduces listeners to a memorable cast of researchers trying to answer these questions and many more A biologist dredges a New Zealand lake for asexual mud snails Psychologists measure whether eating a good meal changes a mans idea of female beauty Physiologists place lovers in brain scanners Geneticists reconstruct the sex crimes of Genghis Khan Neuroscientists create mice whose sexual behavior can be switched on and off A zoologist traps and releases 260000 voles and launches a new science of love

LeVay distills vast expertise on the biology and psychology of sex into an engaging and easytounderstand survey This book reveals how scientists are unraveling the secrets of sex and in the process shattering many traditional ideas and prejudices