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Skeptoid #855: Sniffing for Human Sex Pheromones

Skeptoid

Brian Dunning

Skeptic, Social Sciences, Skepticism, Paranormal, Conspiracy Theories, Urban Legends, Science, History

4.63K Ratings

🗓️ 25 October 2022

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Do humans use pheromones to turn each other on? The science so far says... uhh, we have no idea.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Pheremones, those elusive chemicals that cause bees to swarm and ants to make trails, don't

0:09.6

seem to be found in the human species.

0:12.5

But that's not for a lack of trying to find them.

0:15.6

Researchers are always looking, and some compelling evidence does suggest we might have them

0:20.8

after all.

0:22.3

But what's the bottom line?

0:24.2

Do humans use pheremones to turn each other on?

0:28.2

We're going to find out right now, Unskeptoid.

0:35.2

5 years ago, a CNN reporter received a phone call from someone who said she could prove

0:44.0

James Brown was murdered.

0:46.6

CNN's new True Crime podcast, The James Brown Mystery, follows reporter Thomas Lake as he

0:53.1

investigates James Brown's death and tries to answer the question, Was the Godfather of

0:58.5

Soul murdered?

1:00.5

Listen as he explores a story of secrets, intimidation, and suspected foul play.

1:06.8

Listen to CNN's The James Brown Mystery, on Apple podcasts Spotify, iHeartRadio, or

1:13.7

wherever you listen to podcasts.

1:20.9

For listening to Skeptoid, I'm Brian Dunning from Skeptoid.com.

1:26.0

Sniffing for human sex pheremones.

1:29.6

One of the very earliest known works of art is an 11 centimeter tall limestone figurine

1:36.8

called the Venus of Willendorf, made some 25 to 30 thousand years ago, and it is erotic

1:44.4

art.

1:45.8

Humans have had sex on the brain for a long time.

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