986: Porn | Skeptical Sunday
The Jordan Harbinger Show
Jordan Harbinger
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🗓️ 5 May 2024
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Has technology weaponized pornography into a public health crisis? Michael Regilio takes us through modern porn's ins and outs on this Skeptical Sunday!
On This Week's Skeptical Sunday:- High-speed internet porn is a recent phenomenon that provides an intense, novel experience unlike traditional pornography, hacking into our brain's evolutionary desires for new mates and triggering dopamine responses similar to drug addiction.
- Pornography use, especially among adolescents and young adults who grew up with easy access to internet porn, has been linked to erosion of gray matter in the brain's prefrontal cortex, which controls impulse control and decision-making.
- Porn use has been associated with sexual disorders like erectile dysfunction in young men, as well as difficulties forming emotional bonds and intimacy in relationships.
- While some psychologists dispute the existence of "porn addiction," neuroscientific evidence shows porn use can lead to compulsive behaviors and brain changes resembling substance addictions.
- While some political efforts have been made to declare porn a public health crisis, there is little policy action based on scientific evidence to provide resources for treatment and awareness.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Skeptical Sunday. I'm your host Jordan Harbinger. |
| 0:07.0 | Today I'm with Skeptical Sunday co-host Michael Regelio, whose name is impossible to spell. |
| 0:11.7 | Good luck finding him on Instagram. |
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