#273 David Puts: Sexual Dimorphism, Sexual Orientation, And Female Orgasm
RECORDED ON OCTOBER 15th, 2019.
Dr. David Puts is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Puts studies the neuroendocrine and evolutionary bases of human sexuality and sex differences, with special focus on behavior and psychology. His research topics include the influence of sex hormones on psychology, behavior, and anatomy; hormonal and genetic influences on sexual differentiation; sexual selection and the evolution of sex differences in voices, faces, bodies, brains, and behavior; the development and evolution of variation in sexual orientation; and the evolution of female orgasm.
In this episode, we talk about some of the major topics of Dr. Puts’ research. First, we discuss sexual selection and how it is essential to learn more about the evolution of human sexual dimorphism. We then talk about sex differences, focusing on the brain and cognition. We also refer to some of the main lines of evidence that point toward a biological basis for these differences. We also go through the biological foundations of sexual orientation, as well as current hypotheses for the evolution of female orgasm.
Time Links:
Intrasexual competition and intersexual selection
Explaining human sexual dimorphism
The multimodality of attractiveness
Are there male and female brains?
Sex differences in cognition
Learning about sex differences by studying intersex conditions
Lines of evidence behind a biological basis for sex differences
The biological foundations of sexual orientation
Birth-order effects on sexual orientation
Hypotheses for the evolution of female orgasm
Current work by Dr. Puts
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