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Book · 2020 · Psychology

Sperm Wars

Infidelity, Sexual Conflict, and Other Bedroom Battles

by Robin Baker · Recommended by 4 people on 3 podcasts

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It's a great book called Sperm Wars, it tells you all.
Marisa Peer · The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Sep 2023 Listen at 24:58

What they say about it

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  • Discusses scientific validity and criticism“been largely disproven”
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Robin Baker actually a British scientist who wrote a book called Sperm Wars where he argued in his book some have said it's contentious others said that it's tight that the morphology of human sperm.
Gad Saad The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Sep 2024
Discussed
Robin Baker who's who has since retired wrote a book I think it was in the mid 90s called Sperm Wars where he talked about what's called the sperm competition hypothesis.
Gad Saad The Megyn Kelly Show · Jul 2023
Discussed
Was it a book or a paper on Sperm Wars that was later discredited?
Joe Rogan The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 2020
Discussed
There's a book called Sperm Wars and apparently and again I'm crazy scientists don't get mad at me it didn't work that's that book's not legit.
Michael Malice The Joe Rogan Experience · May 2019
Discussed
There was a book written called Sperm Wars, but it's been largely disproven.
Joe Rogan The Joe Rogan Experience · Jan 2016
Critiqued
There's a bunch of faulty conclusions reached by a book called Sperm Wars and this book is basically there's a lot of junk science attached to it.
Joe Rogan The Joe Rogan Experience · Apr 2014

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Why people recommend it

Sperm Wars by Robin Baker is a controversial evolutionary biology book that examines human reproductive strategies, sexual behavior, and the concept of sperm competition. The book sparked extensive debate and was referenced across multiple podcast episodes, including The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett and The Joe Rogan Experience, by hosts and guests such as Marisa Peer, Dr. Gad Saad, Joe Rogan, and Michael Malice. Marisa Peer mentioned the book to illustrate how specific psychological and physiological scenarios could theoretically influence fertility and sperm counts. Meanwhile, Dr. Gad Saad and other guests discussed Robin Baker's theories regarding different sperm phenotypes and evolutionary mating strategies, noting the intense scientific debate surrounding his hypotheses. Joe Rogan and Michael Malice frequently revisited the book over the years, acknowledging its fascinating premise regarding reproductive competition among primates while noting that many scientists consider its specific conclusions to be largely disproven or categorized as junk science. Despite the skepticism and criticisms leveled against its more contentious claims, the book remains a memorable pop-science talking point regarding the complexities of human evolutionary biology, sexual selection, and the ongoing academic discourse surrounding reproductive science and competition theories.

Every mention

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Marisa Peer when I realized it's a great book called sperm Wars it tells you all look I thought okay so I wrote them li… 1
Recommended
“when I realized it's a great book called sperm Wars it tells you all look I thought okay so I wrote them like I said okay this is what you've got to do”
Joe Rogan sperm wars controversy you re where aware of that book sperm wars 4
Discussed
“sperm wars controversy you re where aware of that book sperm wars”
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“that's so bizarre the so the sperm hypothesis theory there was a wasn't there was it a book or a paper on sperm wars that was later discredited”
Discussed
“there was a book written called sperm Wars, but it's been largely disproven. And the idea behind that book was that there's different kinds of sperm”
Critiqued
“there's a bunch of faulty conclusions reached by a book called sperm Wars and this book is basically there's a lot of junk science attached to it”
Gad Saad Now here comes Robin Baker actually a British scientist who wrote a book called Sperm Wars where he argued… 2
Discussed
“Now here comes Robin Baker actually a British scientist who wrote a book called Sperm Wars where he argued in his book some have said it's contentious others said that it's tight that the morphology of human sperm”
Discussed
“Robin Baker who's who has since retired wrote a book I think it was in the mid 90s called sperm Wars where he talked about what's called the sperm competition hypothesis”
Michael Malice there's a book called sperm wars and apparently and again i'm crazy scientists don't get mad at me it didn'… 1
Discussed
“there's a book called sperm wars and apparently and again i'm crazy scientists don't get mad at me it didn't work that's that book's not legit”

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