Why Do Women Orgasm? With Evolutionary Psychologist Robert King
Quillette Cetera31 Loka 2025

Why Do Women Orgasm? With Evolutionary Psychologist Robert King

Zoe Booth speaks with Robert King, a psychology lecturer and researcher at University College Cork, whose work explores human sexual behaviour through the lens of evolutionary psychology and behavioural ecology. Their conversation centres on the evolution of female orgasm—its potential adaptive significance, its neglect within scientific literature, and the cultural forces that continue to shape women's sexual experiences. King discusses the use of animal models in studying human sexuality, the neurobiological mechanisms behind pleasure, and why evolutionary frameworks are still resisted in mainstream discourse. The discussion ranges widely, touching on female–female competition, the contested status of female ejaculation in both science and society, and the moral panic that often greets biological explanations for sex differences. Throughout, King makes the case for a more honest, curiosity-driven approach to understanding female behaviour—one that neither denies biology nor reduces it to determinism. His latest book Naturally Selective: Evolution, Orgasm, and Female Choice is available in paperback, hardcover or Kindle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jaksot(62)

Razib Khan Answers My Most Controversial Questions About Genetics

Razib Khan Answers My Most Controversial Questions About Genetics

Are Ashkenazi Jews indigenous to the Middle East? Is Palestinian a distinct ethnicity, different to other Arabs? Why do some races have bigger noses or eyes or butts or boobs? Are some ethnicities mor...

22 Helmi 20241h 11min

Australia’s New Free Speech Union, a Conversation with Dara Macdonald

Australia’s New Free Speech Union, a Conversation with Dara Macdonald

Dara Macdonald, a lawyer and director of the Free Speech Union in Australia, discusses the need for a free speech union in the country and shares examples of free speech issues. She explains the suppo...

7 Helmi 202437min

Speaking with Zionist Palestinian John Aziz

Speaking with Zionist Palestinian John Aziz

Zoe speaks with the British-Palestinian writer, data scientist and peace-activist John Aziz about his viral Atlantic piece, how he came to support Zionism, and how Palestinians have a responsibility i...

22 Tammi 20241h 4min

Bronze Age Pervert's Latest Book: A Review

Bronze Age Pervert's Latest Book: A Review

Oliver Traldi is a John and Daria Barry Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions in the Department of Politics at Princeton University. In this epi...

5 Tammi 202436min

David Limbrick, The Aussie Libertarian

David Limbrick, The Aussie Libertarian

David Limbrick is a Libertarian Member of Parliament in Victoria's upper house. He has been a Quillette reader since its inception in 2015 and came along to our Quillette Social in Melbourne in Septem...

22 Joulu 202336min

Understanding Woke Antisemitism

Understanding Woke Antisemitism

Quillette contributor and author of Woke Antisemitism: How a Progressive Ideology Harms Jews, David Bernstein, joins Zoe to discuss the ways antisemitism manifests on the Left and Right, and to explor...

14 Joulu 202341min

Australian Universities Have a Viewpoint Diversity Problem

Australian Universities Have a Viewpoint Diversity Problem

Social scientist, Quillette contributor and Heterodox Academy member, Andrew Glover, joined me in September to talk about the current issues facing Australian universities when it comes to viewpoint d...

7 Joulu 202328min

Forensic Anthropologist and Veteran Julian McBride Debunks Myths About the War in Gaza

Forensic Anthropologist and Veteran Julian McBride Debunks Myths About the War in Gaza

Julian McBride is a former US Marine who served in Afghanistan and then saw active warfare in Yemen while working for the United Nations. Now trained as a forensic anthropologist, he has taught Middle...

25 Marras 202355min

Suosittua kategoriassa Politiikka ja uutiset

uutiscast
aikalisa
politiikan-puskaradio
ootsa-kuullut-tasta-2
rss-ootsa-kuullut-tasta
tervo-halme
rss-podme-livebox
rss-asiastudio
otetaan-yhdet
rss-vaalirankkurit-podcast
et-sa-noin-voi-sanoo-esittaa
rss-raha-talous-ja-politiikka
rss-sinivalkoinen-islam
rss-hyvaa-huomenta-bryssel
the-ulkopolitist
rss-polikulaari-pitka-kiekko-ja-muut-ts-podcastit
rss-tasta-on-kyse-ivan-puopolo-verkkouutiset
rss-girls-finish-f1rst
rss-50100-podcast
rss-kuka-mina-olen