Valentine’s Day 101: Why Humans Have Sex

Evolutionary psychologist David M. Buss, author of Why Women Have Sex, will lead a special Valentine’s Day edition of SciCafe on February 3 at the Museum. He recently answered some questions about the upcoming talk, discussing the deeper knowledge of human sexual psychology.

David Buss’s work scientifically states what many of us no inherently ; that men are different than women

In 2007, David Buss co-wrote Why Humans Have Sex. Buss focused on one gender in the follow-up, Why Women Have Sex: Understanding Sexual Motivations from Adventure to Revenge and Everything in Between? Buss Wrote that Women’s sexual psychology is more complex than men’s. For example, men’s sexual orgasm tends to be predictable and reliable. For women, orgasm is profoundly affected by context, mood, circumstances, and how a partner looks, smells, and touches. Given the complexities of women’s sexual psychology, we concluded that women deserved a full book-length treatment.

Buss’s research pointed to significantly different reasons for sex between men and women? Buss points out that social status among peers, for example, is a stronger motivator of sex for men than for women. Although having sex to become emotionally close is a motivator for both men and women, it’s a stronger motivator for women. Also, because women’s sexuality is so highly prized and valued in men’s minds, women are often in a position of power when it comes to sex.

Buss takes on the big topic Is there scientific basis for love at first sight? His research shows how Love at first sight is a real phenomenon. Interestingly, men are more susceptible to love at first sight than are women. The reason is that physical appearance is substantially more important to men. Women place more importance on other qualities, such as emotional stability, intelligence, and personality, which take time to evaluate.

Valentine’s Day 101: Why Humans Have Sex Wednesday, February 3 | 7 PM Free with Cash Bar | 21+ Enter at 81 St/Rose Center American Museum of Natural History located at Central Park West at 79th Street New York, NY

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