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

from Taboo Science · host Ashley Hamer Pritchard

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/runMini kink survey, if you don't have time: https://www.guidedtrack.com/programs/am6xux0/runWebsite: 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=cFSrxSBrgScResources 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=$211-37Philippe-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/Need music for a project? Use my Epidemic Sound referral link: https://share.epidemicsound.com/kbva2hConnect with the show: Leave a voice message: https://podline.fm/tabooscience Subscribe to the newsletter: https://www.tabooscience.show/newsletter Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tabooscience Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tabooscience Follow on X: Connect with the show:Join the Patreon: https://patreon.com/tabooscienceLeave me a voice memo: https://podline.fm/tabooscienceInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/tabooscienceYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tabooscienceWebsite: https://www.tabooscience.show/ Loved this episode? Leave a review and rating here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/taboo-science/id1533606473

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