Penis Enlightenment: Bering Straight Talk
Science Talk
Scientific American
4.2 • 644 Ratings
🗓️ 27 June 2013
⏱️ 35 minutes
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| 1:14.6 | when we have brain damage, we have this effect where it essentially sort of waters down our sex |
| 1:19.4 | drives. But there are certain neurological disorders that have the opposite effects. It makes us |
| 1:24.7 | very randy. It makes us hypersexual. And that is scientist and author Jesse Bering. He's a psychologist and the former director of the Institute of Cognition and Culture at Queen's University, Belfast. |
| 1:37.0 | He now lives and writes in Ithaca in upstate New York, but swung through New York City last summer on a tour for his then new book, |
| 1:44.6 | Why is the penis, shaped like that, and other reflections on being human. |
| 1:49.9 | The discussion that follows is at times frank and, let's call it earthy. |
| 1:55.2 | So if you have sensitive sensibilities, turn back now. |
| 1:59.4 | Jesse and I spoke at Scientific American. |
| 2:03.8 | Jesse, I'm holding the book here, and as you can see, I have a piece of paper covering the cover. |
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| 2:13.6 | And while you're ashamed of it? |
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