How to Be a Better Human — Why should you care about animal sex? (w/ Perrin Ireland)

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Why should you care about animal sex? (w/ Perrin Ireland)

How to Be a Better Human

Perrin Ireland is an artist and environmentalist who draws science comics. She’s also the author of Poking the Squid: What We Can Learn from Animal Sex. In this episode, Perrin discusses why learning about the kinky sex lives of animals is a form of biodiversity! From topics such as animal caregiving to how language…

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