Why Does The Female Orgasm Exist? - Dr Robert King

Go see Chris live in America - https://chriswilliamson.live Dr Robert King is a psychologist, professor at University College Cork, and researcher on the evolutionary function of female orgasm. What makes the female orgasm so mysterious? For generations, men across the globe have sought to decipher it, and many women share their curiosity as well. So why does the female orgasm even exist? What’s its evolutionary purpose? And have scientists like Dr. Robert King finally cracked the code? Expect to learn what most people don’t understand about the female orgasm, why women have multiple orgasms and men don’t, the biggest predictors of the female orgasm, how much female desire of men is driven by other female’s desire of those men, what women want in men sexually, if penis size and length are as bog of factors as men tend to think, if there are similarities in reproductive anatomy across males and females, and much more… - 0:00 How Do You Get into Studying the Female Orgasm? 2:23 What Does Sex Research Look Like? 4:42 Misconceptions About the Female Orgasm 11:16 How is the Female Orgasm Adaptive? 24:38 What are the Biggest Predictors of Female Orgasms? 28:26 Intrasexual Competition 46:27 Catherine Salmon and the Dark Romance Genre 52:42 Romanticisation of the Lesser Man 54:45 Does Size Matter? 58:59 Why is Ease of Orgasm So Varied? 01:11:22 Do Orgasms Differ Depending on Sexual Relationships? 01:16:19 Characterising Modern Sex Culture 01:27:23 Find Out More About Dr Robert - Get 35% off your first subscription on the best supplements from Momentous at ⁠https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom⁠ Get up to $350 off the Pod 5 at ⁠https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom⁠ Get a 20% discount on Nomatic’s amazing luggage at ⁠https://nomatic.com/modernwisdom - 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/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - 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/

Chris WilliamsonhostDr Robert Kingguest

Aug 7, 20251h 29mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: August 7, 2025
Duration: 1h 29m
Channel: Modern Wisdom
Watch on YouTube: ▶ Open ↗

EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Go see Chris live in America - https://chriswilliamson.live Dr Robert King is a psychologist, professor at University College Cork, and researcher on the evolutionary function of female orgasm. What makes the female orgasm so mysterious? For generations, men across the globe have sought to decipher it, and many women share their curiosity as well. So why does the female orgasm even exist? What’s its evolutionary purpose? And have scientists like Dr. Robert King finally cracked the code? Expect to learn what most people don’t understand about the female orgasm, why women have multiple orgasms and men don’t, the biggest predictors of the female orgasm, how much female desire of men is driven by other female’s desire of those men, what women want in men sexually, if penis size and length are as bog of factors as men tend to think, if there are similarities in reproductive anatomy across males and females, and much more… - 0:00 How Do You Get into Studying the Female Orgasm? 2:23 What Does Sex Research Look Like? 4:42 Misconceptions About the Female Orgasm 11:16 How is the Female Orgasm Adaptive? 24:38 What are the Biggest Predictors of Female Orgasms? 28:26 Intrasexual Competition 46:27 Catherine Salmon and the Dark Romance Genre 52:42 Romanticisation of the Lesser Man 54:45 Does Size Matter? 58:59 Why is Ease of Orgasm So Varied? 01:11:22 Do Orgasms Differ Depending on Sexual Relationships? 01:16:19 Characterising Modern Sex Culture 01:27:23 Find Out More About Dr Robert - Get 35% off your first subscription on the best supplements from Momentous at ⁠https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom⁠ Get up to $350 off the Pod 5 at ⁠https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom⁠ Get a 20% discount on Nomatic’s amazing luggage at ⁠https://nomatic.com/modernwisdom - 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/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - 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/

SPEAKERS

Chris Williamson
host
Dr Robert King
guest

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Chris Williamson and Dr Robert King, Why Does The Female Orgasm Exist? - Dr Robert King explores why Female Orgasm Exists: Biology, Choice, and Sexual Politics Unpacked Dr. Robert King challenges the long-standing notion that female orgasm is a useless evolutionary byproduct, arguing instead that it has clear adaptive roles linked to fertility and mate selection.

RELATED EPISODES