Are You Normal?

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Ono: We don't want to be just normal in almost any domain of our lives. The title of your podcast is being a better human. Yes, you're a very, like, normal level of attractive. You're a very normal level of intelligente. That's not our goal. Our goal is to be like, really good. And porn has its virtues and its problems, very rarely documentary. Ye, it's not educational. It's like trying to learn how to drive by watching nass car. Those are professionals on a closed course with pig crews. But how else do we learn? So people want to know that they belong,. that they are socially acceptable, that

Sex is such a big part of being human. It's how our species persists, but it's also so much more than that. So why do we feel so uncomfortable talking about it? Emily Nagoski is a sex educator who argues that learning how to talk openly about sex — and unlearning some damaging misconceptions— can give you access to a more authentic and fulfilling sex life. She has a Ph.D. in health behavior, clinical internship experience at the Kinsey Institue, and is the author of the best-selling book “Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life.” To learn more about "How to Be a Better Human," host Chris Duffy, or find footnotes and additional resources, please visit: go.ted.com/betterhuman