The Grindr App for Gay Men

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No gay man has ever shown me his dick in a westeroom. Me neither. I've never shown it to another man in the restroom either. You seem pretty familiar with this Grindr app because... It fascinates me. And, you know, there is a tremendous range in terms of the amount of sexual activity that men have. Right. There's no risk associated, aside from sexually transmitted infections, there's no other risk we're not expecting. This is why the iPhone was invented, actually. Do you know this app, Tamler? No. Okay, so you sign up for it on your iPhone and other people have it on their iPhone. And basically, whenever you

Psychologist and author Jesse Bering joins us to talk about evolutionary psychology and his forthcoming book Perv. In the relatively uncontroversial part of the episode, we ask if homophobia is an adaptation and if women have evolved rape defenses. After that, sex with animals, sex with bookshelves, foot fetishes, amputee fetishes, falling down the stairs fetishes... I don't know, just listen. Or maybe don't.

Jesse Bering [jessebering.com]

Perv (pre-order) by Jesse Bering [amazon.com]

"Darwin's Rape Whistle," by Jesse Bering [slate.com]

"Natural Homophobes?" by Jesse Bering [scientificamerican.com]

The Belief Instinct by Jesse Bering [amazon.com]

Why is the Penis Shaped Like That? by Jesse Bering [amazon.com]

"I think you're some kind of deviated prevert." [youtube.com]

Special Guest: Jesse Bering.

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