Why people recommend it
Sexual Behavior in the Human Male by Alfred Charles Kinsey, Wardell Baxter Pomeroy, and Clyde E. Martin is a landmark 1948 scientific study and massive publishing phenomenon that revolutionized modern discussions surrounding human sexuality. Julia Shaw discussed the publication on the Lex Fridman Podcast in an episode numbered 483, noting that Alfred Kinsey ultimately uncovered groundbreaking data that was published in Sexual Behavior in the Human Male, a volume that famously became a runaway best-seller for an entire year. In a separate discussion on Timcast IRL, Hannah Claire also referenced the historical significance of the work while analyzing past sex research. Hannah Claire highlighted that Alfred Kinsey's first major book, Sexual Behavior in the Human Male, was published in 1948 and remarkably sold several hundred thousand copies despite functioning essentially as a heavy academic textbook. Both speakers invoked the study to contextualize the historical impact of early empirical research on public discourse, publishing trends, and society's evolving understanding of human behavior.
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Julia Shaw — 1 mention
“...he ended up finding, and this is one of the big findings in this book that he published called "Sexual Behavior in the Human Male," which was a best-seller for an entire year.”
Hannah Claire — 1 mention
“his first book sexual behavior in the human male was published in 1948 and sold several hundred thousand copy this is a textbook”