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03131aam a2200433 i 4500 001 5DC8A7C62E0111EFA856D47D28ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240619010048 008 221125s2023 nyua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2022035515 020 $a 0231204507 020 $a 9780231204507 035 $a (OCoLC)1350957964 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d UKMGB $d BDX $d YDX $d OCLCO $d ZLM $d ICK $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a BF692 $b .L465 2023 082 00 $a 155.3 $2 23/eng/20221212 100 1 $a LeVay, Simon, $e author. 245 10 $a Attraction, love, sex : $b the inside story / $c Simon LeVay. 264 1 $a New York : $b Columbia University Press, $c [2023] 300 $a ix, 284 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-268) and index. 505 0 $a Why have sex? -- Attraction -- Arousal -- Orientation -- Having sex -- Relationships -- Paraphilias -- Pedophilia -- Porn -- Rape -- Love. 520 $a "Sex, after hunger, may be the most powerful motivating force in our lives. It drives us to seek intimate contact with others and to form relationships that may be fleeting or lifelong, blissful or troubled. Yet many mysteries surround sex and sexuality: Why don't we reproduce by virgin birth? Why does so much of our sexual behavior have nothing to do with reproduction? Why isn't everyone heterosexual? How does the brain create sexual arousal? How do sexual kinks develop? Is porn harmful? What is the relationship between sex and love? In Attraction, Love, Sex, the renowned scholar Simon LeVay introduces readers to a memorable cast of researchers trying to answer these questions and many more. A biologist dredges a New Zealand lake for asexual mud snails. Psychologists measure whether eating a good meal changes a man's idea of female beauty. Physiologists probe orifices with miniature toilet plungers and place lovers in brain scanners. Geneticists reconstruct the sex crimes of Genghis Khan. Neuroscientists create mice whose sexual behavior can be switched on and off. A zoologist traps and releases 260,000 voles and launches a new science of love. LeVay distills vast expertise on the biology and psychology of sex into an engaging and easy-to-understand survey with scientific acumen, a critical eye, and a sense of humor. This book reveals how scientists are unraveling the secrets of sex and, in the process, shattering many traditional ideas and prejudices." -- $c Jacket flap. 650 0 $a Sex (Psychology) 650 0 $a Sex (Biology) 650 0 $a Sex. 650 6 $a Sexualite (Psychologie) 650 6 $a Sexualite (Biologie) 650 6 $a Sexualite. 650 7 $a sex (biological characteristic) $2 aat 650 7 $a sexuality. $2 aat 650 7 $a Sex $2 fast 650 7 $a Sex (Biology) $2 fast 650 7 $a Sex (Psychology) $2 fast 776 08 $i Online version: $a LeVay, Simon. $t Attraction, love, sex $d New York : Columbia University Press, [2023] $z 9780231555579 $w (DLC) 2022035516 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20240619012652.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=5DC8A7C62E0111EFA856D47D28ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search