David Baker 
The Shortest History of Sex: Two Billion Years of Procreation and Recreation (The Shortest History Series) [EPUB ebook] 

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A wild—and satisfying!—ride through two billion years of sexual evolution. The Shortest History books deliver thousands of years of history in one riveting, fast-paced read.

From the first microbial exchanges of DNA to Tinder and sexbots, how did sex begin, and how did it evolve to be so varied and complex in humans? What influence do our genetic ancestors have on our current love lives? And what might sex look like in the future?

With acuity, humor, and respect for human diversity, The Shortest History of Sex reveals where the many facets of our sexuality—chemical, anatomical, behavioral, social—come from. Chasing down our evolutionary family tree, from the first aquatic creatures to primate societies, David Baker sheds light on our baffling array of passions, impulses, and fetishes, and guides us toward a clear understanding of one of the deepest, most abiding forces of human nature.

The Shortest History of Sex also charts how sex changed for humans across the foraging, agrarian, and modern eras, showing how, even as our biology and sexual instincts have remained the same, the current nature of our sex lives has no historical or evolutionary precedent.

The result is a revealing, utterly unique insight into history and human behavior—and the profound forces of nature and nurture compelling our most intimate relationships.

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Table of Content

Part 1—Evolutionary Foreplay


  • An Unfuckable Universe

  • Underwater Fumbles and Tumbles

  • Tyrannosaurus Sex


Part 2—Primate Climax


  • Dawn of the Orgasmic Epoch

  • Monkey Business

  • Chimps from Mars, Bonobos from Venus

  • Getting Erectus


Part 3—Cultural Afterglow


  • Fetishes of the Forest

  • Freudian Civilisations

  • The Modern Revolution

  • The Future of Sex


Acknowledgements

Further Reading

Image Credits

Index

About the author

Simon Whistler is a leading voice in the world of online education with over 10 million You Tube subscribers and billions of views, in a wide network of channels and podcasts such as Biographics,  Megaprojects, and The Casual Criminalist.

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 336 ● ISBN 9781891011351 ● File size 17.8 MB ● Publisher The Experiment, LLC ● Country US ● Published 2024 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 9115637 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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