S=ex? The Science of Sex (Paperback, 2016)

INTRODUCTION 1. SEX IN OUR CELLS Looking for the hormones of desire Few differences between males and females The chemistry of our sexual behavior 2. SEX IN OUR GENITALIA Sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves related to sexual arousal The erection of the penis and the clitoris Failure to perform or premature ejaculation due to stress Desire and arousal are not the same thing The orgasm depending on the distance between the clitoris and the vagina 3. SEX IN OUR BRAIN Science is more interesting than sex My orgasm under the fMRI Like-Want-Learn and the empire of the senses 4. SEX IN OUR MINDS Sex is an irrational act Measuring sexual arousal at Kingsley Institute The non-agreement between mind and female genitalia Surveys and statistics about sexuality A brief history of scientific research on sex 5. SEX IN OUR BED Scientists have trouble to find the G-spot The two kinds of feminine ejaculation The genetic component of the feminine multi-orgasm I was multi-orgasmic and I didn't know about it The coolidge effect and my jealousy towards men without a refractory period Masturbation and its disadvantages with respect to intercourse Vibrators, lubricants and aphrodisiacs to increase sexual pleasure The treacherous effect of alcohol on arousal and orgasms Motivations for anal sex The size of the penis does matter, the size of the clitoris, doesn't 6. SEX AT THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE Expectations and other masculine sexual dysfunctions Feminine concerns: the key is not desire but satisfaction Microorganisms that cohabit or invade our genitalia Sexually Transmitted Diseases 7. SEX IN NATURE Why do ducks have a penis but roosters don t? The origin of sex in bacteria, amebas and marine sponges Hermaphrodite potatoes and animal sex change Sexual dimorphism: we've only eaten female monkfish 8. SEX IN EVOLUTION The ovulation trap hidden inside of women Monogamy is natural, fidelity isn't Bonobo's way of life: are you a bonobo or a chimpanzee? 9. SEX IN BARS Our partner's beauty depends on our own The power of the subconscious in physical attraction Internet has only changed the first steps of the dating process Non-verbal signs of seduction The magic of a kiss Meaningless sex and the hookup culture 10. TO HAVE AN ORGASM WITH THE POWER OF THE MIND Hyperventilation to activate the sympathetic system Meditation and yoga increase sexual pleasure 11. PORNOGRAPHY: FROM DISTORTION TO EDUCATION Women prefer to watch lesbian porn rather than gay porn Porn can aggravate some problems, but it can't create new ones 12. MY HEAD HURTS, HONEY, LET'S HAVE SEX TONIGHT Sexus sanus in corpore sano Corpus sanum in sexu sano Sex in the third age 13. SEX FOR PLEASURE AND LOVE ON A WHEELCHAIR Neurosurgery to recover genital sensitivity 14. SCIENCE AND SEX ORIENTATION Homosexual fluidity: behavior is not orientation Yes, one can be born gay Homophobia is pernicious, homosexuality isn't Does masculine bisexuality exist? Learning from asexual people 15. WIDENING HORIZONS AT S&M CLUBS When pain causes pleasure and soothes other kinds of pain Fetishists from head to toe Sexual fantasies: to inhibit sinful thoughts increases verbal and action sins 16. OBSESSION, IMPULSIVITY, LACK OF AUTOCONTROL AND OTHER DISORDERS Hipersexuality is not an addiction Paraphilias: when medical articles go beyond fiction Involuntary orgasms during rape 17. SEXUAL IDENTITES BEYON XX AND XY Intersexuality: when chromosomes and genitalia don't agree Transexuality: when the mind is in control Sex reassignment surgery and the real ghost limb 18. SOCIAL AND SEXUAL MONOGAMY GET ALONG AT SWINGERS CLUBS Polyamory and emotional monogamists Couple conflicts when sexual desire disappearsGenes don't justify infidelity Addicted to love EPILOGUE: SEX AND SCIENCE DON'T END AT THE ORGASM AKNOWLEDGEMENTS BIBLIOPGRAPHY