Science and Lust (Brainy Sex) - Softcover

Coffey, Rebecca

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0997264438 ISBN 13: 9780997264432

Publisher: Beck and Branch, 2018

Synopsis

In twelve lively essays by award-winning science journalist Rebecca Coffey, SCIENCE & LUST answers questions you never thought to ask. How did kissing and romantic love evolve in humans? What do rats in polyester pants have to do with human sexuality? Are the wives of tall men really happier? Why do women prefer men in (or near) red? What are the telltale signs of the female narcissist? What are some science tips for building sex appeal? Are extramarital affairs really dangerous to a man’s health? And is it true that women can’t always tell when they’re sexually aroused? Coffey’s journalism has been featured in The Chicago Tribune, The Seattle Times, The Oakland Tribune, on WNYC’s “The Takeaway,” Fox News’s “Happening Now,” KPCC’s “Air Talk with Larry Mantle,” WAMC’s “51 Percent,” IRN USA Radio’s “Daybreak USA,” Vermont Public Radio, Northeast Public Radio, WBUR Boston, and in Scientific American and Discover magazines. Coffey’s column, “The Bejeesus out of Me” is a regular feature on PsychologyToday.com. SCIENCE & LUST is Volume I of the BRAINY SEX series. More information is at www.BrainySex.com.In twelve lively essays by award-winning science journalist Rebecca Coffey, SCIENCE & LUST answers questions you never thought to ask. Science and Lust is Volume 1 of the BRAINY SEX series. More information is at www.BrainySex.com.

About this title

About the Author

Rebecca Coffey is an award-winning science journalist, humorist, and novelist. This is her fifth book.

Review

The reason why this read is so compelling to general-interest audiences (and even those who may have little prior interest in science, in general) is because the essay form, combined with Rebecca Coffey's background in journalism and general-interest science writing, makes for a winning combination when it comes to crafting a nonfiction thriller.

What constitutes nonfiction thriller short works? Consider 'Some Like it Too Hot'. The opening gambit to this piece makes it intriguing, absorbing, and hard to quit reading - all the elements of a fictional thriller approach nicely applied to science fact: "Imagine a medical advisory discreetly mailed to unfaithful men everywhere. "Warning," it says. "Extramarital sex can kill." The medical staff of the Andrology Clinic at the University of Florence has never distributed any such advisory. But maybe someone should."

Readers who pursue this piece beyond its compelling opener will discover "...intriguing evidence that sudden coital death in men is largely the problem of adulterers." The cold analytical realm of science just got a lot more upfront and personal - and this is just one example of an article that reflects the latest research, yet adds a profoundly revealing twist to science, linking it to modern human habits and conundrums.

Or, take 'Was It Good for You, Too?' Apparently males are the primary askers of this question. And the answer too often can't be trusted. But why would women understate or misjudge the extent of their own arousal? Despite extensive research and testing, perhaps science itself is not yet in a place where women's sexuality can be accurately measured.

These and other essays push the boundaries of sexual understanding and perceptions of differences and desires between men and women, analyzing the sources of much confusion between the sexes.

Any reader interested in human sexuality who eschews the normally dry scientific study on the matter will relish this absorbing read which puts the 'lively' back into matters and draws direct connections between modern sexual activities, dilemmas and questions, and the latest scientific findings.--Midwest Book Review

About this edition

• Publisher: Beck and Branch
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0997264438
• ISBN 13: 9780997264432
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 110