69: The Science of Sex

It’s episode 69, you know what that means... This week we’re talking about the science of sex! Absolutely everything you need to know about the birds and the bees (including why you really shouldn’t look to them for advice) You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuys If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon:http://patreon.com/SciGuys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!Facebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPodReferences and Further Reading  http://www.bbc.co.uk/earth/story/20160704-the-real-reasons-why-we-have-sex https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/sexual-reproduction-and-the-evolution-of-sex-824/ https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF01601983 https://biologydictionary.net/sexual-reproduction/ https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/sexual-reproduction/ https://www.britannica.com/science/ovoviviparity https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/genetic-mechanisms-of-sex-determination-314/ https://www.genome.gov/about-genomics/fact-sheets/Chromosomes-Fact-Sheet https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/sexual-reproduction/ https://www.britannica.com/science/sex https://www.livescience.com/52489-meiosis.html https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/cellular-molecular-biology/meiosis/a/phases-of-meiosis https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3164815/ https://www.nature.com/articles/166820a0 Follow the Sci Guys@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforthsciguys.co.uk