Episode Description
The Intimate Animal explores: Why we love who we love? Why do we stay in unfulfilling relationships and stray from rewarding ones? Is it ever a good idea to open a relationship? How has the digital age affected courtship? And why do some longtime couples crash and burn while others stay madly in love?
- The difference between intimacy and sex
- If evolution is driven by sex or intimacy
- Dating in a digital world
- If ending a relationship is the same as a failed relationship
- The number one thing people are looking for in a partner
..and much more
Dr. Justin Garcia is an evolutionary biologist and international authority on the science of sex and relationships. Since 2019, he has served as the Executive Director of the world-renowned Kinsey Institute, where he is also a Senior Scientist. Dr. Garcia holds a Ph.D. in evolutionary biology and M.S. in biomedical anthropology from Binghamton University and an Executive Certificate in Public Leadership from Harvard Kennedy School.
Dr. Garcia is currently the Chief Scientific Advisor to Match where he provides expertise for the annual Singles in America study. He has co-authored over 100 academic articles and book chapters and is co-author of Evolution and Human Sexual Behavior.
https://www.amazon.com/Intimate-Animal-Science-Fidelity-Live/dp/0316594032
The recent article in People Magazine mentioned during the episode:
https://people.com/justin-garcia-the-intimte-animal-essay-exclusive-11894513
To hear more about Dr. Garcia’s work with Match.com: Episode 50 Dating in a Digital World-The Kinsey Report on with Dr. Justin Garcia
https://www.amazon.com/Intimate-Animal-Science-Fidelity-Live/dp/0316594032
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Lauren Streicher MD, is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause, and a Senior Research Fellow of The Kinsey Institute, Indiana University. She is a certified menopause practitioner of The Menopause Society.
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