THE SHORTEST HISTORY OF SEX

The Shortest History of Sex is enlightening and entertaining, and challenges our understanding of human sexuality.

An evolutionary history of sex that reveals how two billion years of genetic ancestry - from the first aquatic creatures to primate societies―influences human sexuality today. From the first exchange of DNA to Tinder and sexbots, how did sex evolve? How did sex begin? How did it evolve to be so varied and complex in humans? What influence do our genetic ancestors have on our love lives today? And what might sex look like in the future?

Chasing down our evolutionary family tree, from the first aquatic creatures to primate societies, David Baker sheds light on our baffling array of passions, impulses, and fetishes, and guides us toward a clear understanding of one of the deepest, most abiding forces of human nature.

This book traces where all the facets of human sexuality came from. Starting at the creation of sex approximately two billion years ago until the present day. Revealing why humanity’s baffling array of passions, impulses, and fetishes are the way they are.

The Shortest History of Sex - David Baker - 9781913083519