Sperm Wars - Opinions?

Ill_mumble_that · 2013-09-18T21:56:59+00:00

Synopsis:

Published to acclaim and controversy a decade ago, Sperm Wars is a revolutionary thesis about sex that turned centuries-old biological assumptions on their head. Evolution has programmed men to conquer and monopolize women while women, without ever knowing they are doing it, seek the best genetic input on offer from potential sexual partners. In this book, best-selling author Robin Baker reveals these new facts of life: ten percent of children are not fathered by their "fathers;" less than one percent of a man's sperm is capable of fertilizing anything (the rest is there to fight off all other men's sperm); "smart" vaginal mucus encourages some sperm but blocks others; and a woman is far more likely to conceive through a casual fling than through sex with her regular partner. It's no wonder that Sperm Wars is a classic of popular science writing that will surprise, entertain, and even shock.

Haven't read it but after reading about it and the reviews on amazon it sounds like it's half good stuff, half shit. There are better things to spend your time reading.

lost_2_apathy · 2013-09-18T14:59:58+00:00

I never read this book, but there are a few articles surrounding sperm competition. Even theories about why the penis is shaped the way it is. Really interesting stuff.

http://rcgd.isr.umich.edu/seminars/Fall2013/Fall13_articles/Shackelford_Goetz_CD_2007.pdf

http://www.toddkshackelford.com/downloads/Goetz-Shackelford-MR-SD-chap9.pdf

whatever6 · 2013-09-18T10:50:33+00:00

I think it has interesting ideas but takes it a bit far.

Title	Sperm Wars - Opinions?
Author	cagethepepper
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Date	September 18, 2013 10:17 AM UTC (12 years ago)
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