What is sex?

An episode of the The Scientific Worldview podcast, hosted by Daniel Gambacorta, titled "What is sex?" was published on October 23, 2023 and runs 56 minutes.

October 23, 2023 ·56m · The Scientific Worldview

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Episode Description

This episode features:

-Why do people wear ugly clothing?

-Why do people overestimate how often they do the dishes?

-How do marketers manipulate us into spending more money?

-Why do people finish boring movies?

-How to make optimal decisions (using math!)

-The gambler's fallacy

-Is a hotdog a sandwich?

-What is sex?

-Is sex on a spectrum?

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