Philias: How Many Kinks Exist? The Science of Kinks and Fetishes

It's here! The premiere episode of Taboo Science's new miniseries "Philias": an exploration into the science of kinks and fetishes. In this 101 episode, we learn the difference between a kink, fetish, paraphilia, and paraphilic disorder; we'll take a tour of the many, many kinds of kink that exist; and we'll find out what scientists know about where these desires come from—and what they don't know. With insights from renowned paraphilia researcher Christian Joyal and pornstar/internet celebrity/kink researcher Aella, we'll dismantle society's narrow definitions of "normal" sex and shed light on humanity's boundless sexual creativity. Whether you're a seasoned kinkster or you're just here for the science, this premiere is a salacious must-listen.

Resources from Aella:

• Big kink survey: https://www.guidedtrack.com/programs/u4m797m/run
• Mini kink survey, if you don't have time: https://www.guidedtrack.com/programs/am6xux0/run
• Website: https://knowingless.com/
• Blog: https://aella.substack.com/
• X: https://twitter.com/Aella_Girl
• Aella's appearance on the Lex Fridman podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFSrxSBrgSc

Resources from Christian Joyal:

• University of Quebec faculty page: https://oraprdnt.uqtr.uquebec.ca/pls/public/genw050.afficher_fiche_perso?owa_cd_secteur=0800&owa_cd_fonction=49&owa_no_personne=134064&owa_contexte=$211-37
• Philippe-Pinel Institute faculty page: https://pinel.qc.ca/christian-joyal-ph-d/
• Research on Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.ca/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0,5&q=c+joyal&oq=

See citations and a transcript here: https://www.tabooscience.show/039-kink101/

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