First, kudos to Science Vs for not doing something. When Joe Rogan had vaccine and conspiracy theorist wingnut Robert Kennedy, Jr. on his show and allowed him to spout that vaccines cause autism, 5G is mushing up your brain, and various other fringe ravings, Science Vs did not devote an episode to counteracting this craziness. In early 2022, Science Vs took on the Rogan-Malone vaccine misinformation miasma with an entire episode.
Why not do the same for Kennedy? Because rhetorical oxygen is what these cultural terrorists want. They want public debates and social media interaction because those activities fuel their anti-science, anti-traditional view of the world.
What's next? They'll be advocating leeches for mass hysteria, and demanding that lead be put back into gasoline?
So well done, Science Vs. Let Kennedy slink back to whatever hole he occupies in his mansion as he dreams up new conspiracy theories that he knows will ensnare the most vulnerable.
More importantly, the 14th season of Science Vs, from Spotify Studios, wraps this week with a brand-new episode that pits facts against…the battle for our libido.
Since launching the show in 2016, host
Wendy Zukerman
has built an international audience by reporting and debunking a number
of common and spectacular scientific phenomenons. Season 14 has just
concluded, where for the first time in
Science Vs history, the team reported from two hemispheres,
fighting for the facts in the United States and Australia.
You can check
out all episodes from this season (HERE),
with recent episodes digging into compelling topics including weight loss meds,
ketamine and depression,
skincare,
beavers fighting climate change,
and more.
In
this week’s
episode,
the show
dives into the groundbreaking science on libido as tons of people
struggle to get pumped up about sex. The million-dollar supplement
industry proposes miracle solutions and drugstores are stocked with
supplements promising to supercharge your sex life.
The
episode examines: what if our ideas about sex drive are completely
wrong? what if a pill (or testosterone injection) isn't the answer? and
what can you do if you can't get no satisfaction?
● Some key takeaways from the episode include:
○ A lot of folks seem to think testosterone is the answer when it comes to sex drive — but it’s a lot more complicated than that. If you already have normal levels of testosterone, adding more to the mix might not do anything for your libido (though it might help a bit more for trans women and post-menopausal women).
○ The Science Vs team did a survey and heard from a lot of people who said they’ve tried cannabis to help boost libido. And there’s some interesting emerging evidence here, especially for women, but it doesn’t work for everyone.
○ But actually, maybe this isn't about a pill or powder you can take. Maybe it's something you can do. New research into the science of low libidos – particularly in people who are coupled up are finding that a big piece of this puzzle isn't about some chemical or hormone that's missing – it's about something in your relationship that's missing.
If you’re interested in more around this topic, make sure to also listen to the re-airing of the Blue Balls episode this season in celebration of the Science Vs team recently joining forces with sexual health researchers at Queen’s University in Canada to publish the largest blue balls survey in a peer-reviewed journal, Sexual Medicine (HERE).
We'll be waiting for season 15 Science Vs, so don't get too comfortable on vacation. And wear sunscreen if you go on the beach.
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