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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Human beings have the strangest sex lives of all animals.
Chapter 3: Human monogamy exists to help protect our children.
Chapter 4: Recreational sex might seem pointless, but it helped monogamy to arise.
Chapter 5: Men’s role in the family is often motivated by sexual rewards.
Chapter 6: Men don’t breastfeed their babies, even though they could!
Chapter 7: Menopause is one of the strangest aspects of human sexuality.
Chapter 8: Bodily cues serve as advertisements to possible partners.
Description
Everybody thinks about sex. However, we seldom consider the extent to which human sexuality differs from the reproductive habits of other species. In Why is Sex Fun? (1998), Jared Diamond presents an exploration of humans’ sexual history, and explains how our unusual sexual behavior might be the reason we ascended to the top of the food chain.
This is a Blinkist staff pick
“This curious look into human sexual behaviors is a great read for anyone wanting to gain a deeper understanding of, for example, why we can flip from hot under the collar to “not tonight, honey,” in a flash.”
– Julian, Customer Support
Who Should Listen
- Anyone wondering about the differences between animal and human sexuality
- Anyone curious about our sexual evolution