I saw this video on Andrew Sullivan’s blog on The Daily Beast and
thought it was worth a share. The speaker is Christopher Ryan, author of
“Sex at Dawn”, the seminal work, which explains the biological basis
for human sexuality. The main finding of “Sex at Dawn” – and the most
simplified take on it – is that humans are not, by nature, monogamous
creatures.
I don’t know why that’s a big surprise, but, to some people, any
information that doesn’t support what they want to believe is
controversial.
In this video, Ryan talks about why women are louder during sex than
men. Like in his book, he uses a lot of primate talk to explain this
phenomenon as well. My logical take on it is simpler: