# Patty Brennan

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Why do animals have penises?

When it comes to sexual organs, the penis is really ‘out there.’  Name another organ that can change its form AND function in a matter of seconds!  There’s a lot of variety in the animal kingdom; from spikes and nails to coils and collagen – so, this appendage is worth investigating... close up.   …

121. Is the Joy of Sex Common Across Species? with Dr. Jonathan Balcombe (S13)

Send us a text Episode 6 of the series: Sex and Animals Transcript  Dr. Jonathan Balcombe elaborates on the nuanced distinctions between consciousness and sentience, emphasizing that emotions and feelings play crucial roles in animals' daily lives, much like in humans.  Guest: Dr. Jonathan Balcombe…

From Dismissed to Divine: Reclaiming My Power Through Birth - Elise's Story

Send a text  ⚠️ Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussion of obstetric trauma, postpartum hemorrhage, and infant illness. Please take care while listening and pause if needed. While the episode ends on a very positive and hopeful note—with both Elise and her children doing well—it may still…

Episode 98 - Ducktales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990) and Jetsons: The Movie (1990)

Send us Fan Mail Throughout the 90s, Disney made big bucks with animated musicals. In 1990, they released a high-quality adventure film that promised a different direction. The 1990 versions of Jordan and Nic loved that movie. The rest of the world ignored it...and its massive flop in the cinematic…

Episode 26: Longer penises, thicker vaginas, and other stories from the field of genital research

Welcome back to Season 5 of I Came For Science. We launch this season with an interview with Patty Brennan, the OG of genital co-evolution research and so much more. In this episode, we talk about her research, her science advocacy, and how her identity as a Latina in STEM has shaped her science an…

Inside the Dementia Journey: What Caregivers Wish Someone Had Told Them

I'd love to hear from you! Send me a text message. In this episode of Comforting Closure - Conversations with a Death Doula, Traci Arieli, end-of-life doula and founder of Comforting Closure, explores the reality of caring for a loved one with dementia. Joined by author and end-of-life doula traine…

Sex is Weird 1: The world's first d*ck pic

When you really think about it, sex to make babies is WEIRD! You take an outie that has to get stuck inside an innie that links into a production line of eggs to assemble a perfect tiny being. It's so damn complicated! So why does it work like that? Join us at What the Duck for the first episode of…

Sex is Weird 2: Why do penises exist?

When it comes to sexual organs, the penis is really 'out there.' Name another organ that can change its form AND function in a matter of seconds! There's a lot of variety in the animal kingdom; from spikes and nails to coils and collagen — so, this appendage is worth investigating… close up. Sex is…

Sex is Weird 5: Why does it feel good, anyway?

What is the role of pleasure in successful reproduction? Evolution says it's mightily important: every female vertebrate has a clitoris. Snakes have two! Female pleasure has been selected for. Making sex fun and pleasurable is a biologically sensible thing to do, more sex means more potential babie…

Knowledge Artist ft. Dr. Patty Brennan

Send us Fan Mail "Send me all the genitals" ft. Dr. Patty Brennan What do you do when the wildest sentence of your career is "I was sure it was a worm"? Dr. Patty Brennan is a Colombian-born, Cornell-trained evolutionary biologist, a full Professor of Biological Sciences at Mount Holyoke College, a…