What Use Is The Female Orgasm? - David Puts

David Puts is a Professor of Anthropology at Penn State whose research focuses on the evolution and development of human sexuality and sex differences. Apparently women orgasm. Why they do it however, has been a mystery for a long time. They don't need to in order to get pregnant. And sometimes they don't do it at all, for ages. So what use is the female orgasm, and what predicts the sort of partner who'll make it happen? Expect to learn if the female orgasm is just a gatekeeper for oxytocin, whether more dominant male faces predicted earlier orgasm, why men competed for women through contests rather than sexual selection, how male-male aggression, not female selection drove the evolved differences between men and women, whether you can tell a person's personality from their voice pitch and much more... Sponsors: Get £150 discount on Eight Sleep products at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get 15% discount on Craftd London’s jewellery at https://bit.ly/cdwisdom (use code MW15) Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and Free Shipping from Athletic Greens at https://athleticgreens.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Extra Stuff: Check out David's website - https://beel.la.psu.edu/ Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #women #evolutionarypsychology #mating - 00:00 Intro 00:46 Why Does the Female Orgasm Exist? 07:26 The Purpose of Released Hormones after Sex 16:53 Is Too Much Dominance Bad? 22:19 How Sexual Selection Occurs in Humans 28:36 Unique Traits of Male Development 37:55 Are Male Traits Only Developed for Survival? 43:28 How Does Male-Male Aggression Attract Females? 54:47 Is there a Difference Between Male & Female Mental Capabilities? 1:04:26 Telling Someone’s Personality From Their Voice 1:18:06 Where to Find David - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

David PutsguestChris Williamsonhost

Dec 1, 20221h 18mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: December 1, 2022
Duration: 1h 18m
Channel: Modern Wisdom
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

David Puts is a Professor of Anthropology at Penn State whose research focuses on the evolution and development of human sexuality and sex differences. Apparently women orgasm. Why they do it however, has been a mystery for a long time. They don't need to in order to get pregnant. And sometimes they don't do it at all, for ages. So what use is the female orgasm, and what predicts the sort of partner who'll make it happen? Expect to learn if the female orgasm is just a gatekeeper for oxytocin, whether more dominant male faces predicted earlier orgasm, why men competed for women through contests rather than sexual selection, how male-male aggression, not female selection drove the evolved differences between men and women, whether you can tell a person's personality from their voice pitch and much more... Sponsors: Get £150 discount on Eight Sleep products at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get 15% discount on Craftd London’s jewellery at https://bit.ly/cdwisdom (use code MW15) Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and Free Shipping from Athletic Greens at https://athleticgreens.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Extra Stuff: Check out David's website - https://beel.la.psu.edu/ Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #women #evolutionarypsychology #mating - 00:00 Intro 00:46 Why Does the Female Orgasm Exist? 07:26 The Purpose of Released Hormones after Sex 16:53 Is Too Much Dominance Bad? 22:19 How Sexual Selection Occurs in Humans 28:36 Unique Traits of Male Development 37:55 Are Male Traits Only Developed for Survival? 43:28 How Does Male-Male Aggression Attract Females? 54:47 Is there a Difference Between Male & Female Mental Capabilities? 1:04:26 Telling Someone’s Personality From Their Voice 1:18:06 Where to Find David - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring David Puts and Chris Williamson, What Use Is The Female Orgasm? - David Puts explores evolutionary Secrets: Why Female Orgasm, Male Traits, And Voices Matter Evolutionary psychologist David Puts discusses why the female orgasm likely evolved as an adaptation in mate choice rather than a nonfunctional byproduct of male orgasm, arguing it subtly biases conception toward higher‑quality or more investing males. He presents evidence that oxytocin released around orgasm can facilitate sperm transport and that women orgasm more easily with more masculine, dominant partners. The conversation broadens into how male–male competition has shaped male bodies, brains, and voices—favoring traits that intimidate rivals more than they attract women directly. They also explore sex differences in spatial and cognitive abilities, voice modulation as a real-time status signal, and how modern environments like online dating may be changing how these evolved systems play out.

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