Science and sex

Authors

  • Victoria de Andrés
    Spain
  • Miguel Ángel Medina
    Spain
  • Paul Palmquist
    Spain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24310/enbio.v9i166.17488

Keywords:

sex, Unbounded Science

Abstract

A debate on “Sex and Science” took place last autumn in the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Málaga. The event organizer (Victoria de Andrés, animal biologist) and three specialists from different scientific fields (Miguel Ángel Medina, biochemist), (Antonio Diéguez, philosopher of science) and (Paul Palmqvist, paleontologist) discussed on a number of topics relevant to this issue, including: (i) the nature and evolutionary advantages of sex; (ii) the pheromones and the “biochemistry of love”; (iii) the singularity of human sexuality among mammals and primates; (iv) the explanations for menarche in women; and (v) the evolutionary paradox of homosexuality. This paper summarizes the main arguments raised by the speakers on these issues.

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Published

2019-03-20

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de Andrés, V., Medina , M. Ángel, & Palmquist, P. (2019). Science and sex. Encuentros En La Biología, 9(166), 6-18. https://doi.org/10.24310/enbio.v9i166.17488