TOP 5 COOLEST & CRAZIEST SEX FACTS

Welcome to the Pleasure Science podcast! In episode 1, your resident sex scholar, Nadège, is diving into the top 5 coolest and craziest sex facts. Be prepared to have your mind blown!

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Welcome, everyone, to Pleasure Science, a podcast dedicated to helping you feel healthier and empowered in your sexuality. My name is Nadège. I am a sex scholar who graduated from UC Berkeley. And let me tell you a little bit about who you're going to be learning from today and for the rest of this really juicy, sexy podcast.

So I am someone who went from struggling to have orgasms and to always getting into toxic relationships, to really being able to find lovers who are true friends of mine, people who respect me, and people who cherish me. And your girl is definitely having those big Os now.

But it took me a long time to get there. And it was actually the reason why I became a sex scholar in the first place. So back in 2012, when I arrived at UC Berkeley, I was really frustrated with the way my life was. I, again, I just kept getting into relationships with people who, you know, I had something to prove. And I always wanted a specific type of validation from a specific type of person.

This informed the way that I had sex. Pleasure was always something I gave to other people. And I became a sex scholar truly because I just wanted to heal myself. I wanted to learn about the body. I wanted to learn about things I never learned in school. I did not have very good sex education. I went to a Catholic high school. I was taught by nuns. So sex ed was not a thing and becoming a sex scholar really changed my life, but most importantly it gave me so much passion to share the knowledge that I found, because not only did my life change but something that was really frustrating that I kept running into was just how many people like me didn't really have knowledge or credible people to look to for that knowledge. 

So, what is a sex scholar? you might be wondering. Well, a sex scholar is a professional sex nerd. I spend all my time studying why we do the things we do, why we get into relationships with the people we get into relationships with, and how we can fuck and love better.

And that's kind of how Pleasure Science was born. I actually started writing articles on medium.com and my articles really started taking off because I simply just wanted to share the science that I was learning. I would find out about the coolest, wackiest things. And I was like, people need to know. And people liked needing to know. 

So something that was really cool when I started my medium.com articles, which you could still find by going to medium and looking up Pleasure Science. One of my most popular articles of all time was an article all about the top, coolest, wackiest facts on sex. And I love this because this shows how hungry humans are for knowledge. I know we're all taught that sex is supposed to be private and shameful.

But I also know that you want to know about sex. You want to learn about this. You want to feel confident. You want to feel good about that. And listen, if knowledge is power, sexual knowledge is empowering. So when I decided to make the Pleasure Science Podcast, I thought to myself, let's start with these wacky, cool facts on sex. So let's jump in, shall we? 

So the first cool, amazing fact on sex that I think everybody needs to know is that all humans, regardless of your gender, get an erection. That's right, people. I don't care if you are a woman, if you are non-binary, if you are a trans man, you get an erection. And this is because all mammals have erectile tissue inside of their genitals. So not only do all humans get erections, but all animals do as well. How fun is that?

But when it comes to people with a vulva specifically, we're often taught not to prioritize our pleasure, but to prioritize the boner in the room. So let's talk about prioritizing your boner. The average clitoris is four inches long. Now, the shaft of the clitoris is located inside of the body, which is why most of us aren't aware that the average clitoris is four inches long and why most people aren't aware that we all get erections. Like the shaft of the penis, it's outside of the human body. We can see those erections. That's obvious. But for people with a vulva, it isn't that obvious.

Now, what else is really cool about the clitoris and the fact that all humans get boners is the G spot. Now, every time I talk to people, whether it's students in my community or just people on the street, people are always wanting to know about the G spot. How do I find it? How do I pleasure it? But I bet you didn't know that the G spot is actually the root of the clitoris. It's all the clitoris people. And again, this is because the clitoris on average is four inches long and the shaft of it and most of its muscles and structure are located inside of the body. So whether you're someone who's looking to prioritize a boner in the bedroom and you're forgetting about your boner, or you're trying to find the G spot, hint, hint, just play with the clitoris. This is one of the coolest facts that I love to teach about because I just find it so empowering. 

And speaking of erections, I have a little bonus fun fact. Did you know that your nose gets a boner too? Yes, people there is erectile tissue inside of your nose. So if you're someone who sneezes during sex, it's probably because your nose had a boner. And I'm saying this with love, because I am a happy sneezer, okay? I sneeze before, during, and after sex, and I love to think about the fact that maybe that's just because my nose has a boner, and I'm feeling happy that day.

So the second really fun and really important sex fact that I want to talk about today is how our brains depend on pleasure. In fact, your brain is your biggest sex organ.

That's right. Your brain literally needs pleasure in order to function properly, and seriously influences the way that we have sex and connect with other people. And one reason why that is, is because of gray matter. Gray matter is located inside of the brain, and gray matter expands when we experience consistent pleasure or words of affirmation, which is also why it's so important to affirm your reality and your existence and have friends around you who say supportive things to you. Now, gray matter expands, and when it does expand, we can process our emotions better. We have better memory retention and better muscle function.

So, this is something that is so important because when we're thinking about muscle function, guess what's a muscle? The penis and the pussy. So, when it comes to gray matter and your brain, if you experience consistent pleasure inside or outside of the bedroom, your muscles are going to function better and you're going to be able to process your emotions and retain memory so much more. Now, that's not all when it comes to your brains on pleasure. What's also really important about our brain is thinking of your neural pathways. So neural pathways are the pathways that your brain, how your brain basically sends messages to your body, okay? Now, when you experience pain or pleasure, those messages of pain and pleasure, they travel through very similar neural pathways.

What this means is if you're someone who numbs emotional pain, which, listen, you're not alone. I have done this. I don't think I know a single human who hasn't done this. We don't want to feel loneliness. We numb the pain. We don't want to feel sadness. We numb the pain. Now, here's the thing. If you are consistently numbing your emotional pain, you're also going to be numbing your pleasure.

This is because pain and pleasure travel through these similar neural pathways in the brain. So if you numb one, you're numbing the other. But what's really cool is if you start learning how to process your emotions, sit with them, even naming them, you're instantly already giving your brain a higher capacity to receive and give pleasure. So listen, go to therapy, y'all. Go to therapy, take care of that beautiful brain of yours, and you'll have better sex. 

Fun and wacky and sexy fact number three, sperm has a sense of smell. A 2003 study found that sperm can navigate using their sense of smell. And some scientists argue that this is how sperm cells locate where an egg is inside of the womb. And that's not all. Apparently, sperm cells are attracted to the scent of lily flowers. So I don't know if that means you want to go out and get like a lily flower perfume or cologne or what, but listen, sperms like it. I think it's funny.

Number four of our cool wacky sex facts is that throat orgasms are definitely real. And this is because of something called the vagus nerve. So the vagus nerve is a part of your parasympathetic nervous system. And I probably just threw a lot of science at you, right? What is the vagus nerve? What is the parasympathetic nervous system? So just really quickly, your body has two states of being; fight or flight mode or rest and digest mode. Fight or flight mode is when your sympathetic nervous system is activated, which can happen a lot during sex because how nerve wracking is it to be naked in front of your crush? How nerve wracking is it to be with your spouse of 15 years, but your body's changing? Ah, what do you do? Do you want to be naked in front of them? And that's just the tip of the iceberg, right? It's super normal for your sympathetic nervous system to activate.

But your parasympathetic nervous system is the rest and digest mode. This is when you're calm, cool, and collected. And that is when your vagus nerve can carry messages all over your body, which is so important, because your vagus nerve has connections from the throat to the groin. And this is how throat orgasms can happen. When we're able to start soothing our nervous system and getting calmer, we can receive more pleasure and the vagus nerve can travel from the groin to the throat and be like, hey boo, it's time to come. You're having a good time with that throat sex you're doing. Let's, you know, let's have some fun. Now, what's really cool is a 2016 study literally found that throat orgasms can happen and that you can even achieve an orgasm by singing. So sing in the shower if you're single and have some fun oral sex if you have a lover. 

And now for sexy fact number five. Spanking during sex can actually reduce pain. This is because something called endorphins are released when we spank. So what are endorphins? Endorphins are the chemicals that the nervous system produces to cope with stress or pain. They're actually a natural chemical that reduces pain and creates a sense of euphoria, and spanking can release endorphins. So I'm someone who actually had pelvic pain, and I wish I had known about this so much sooner, but spanking during sex can actually reduce pain, make you more present, make you more grounded. It can even center you in your body. It's so helpful. And of course, it's hot as fuck. If you're into that, it's also completely okay if you're not. But spanking during sex can actually reduce pain. Who knew?

So these are just some of many facts that are important and amazing and empowering, or maybe they're just silly. How many of you were laughing about the nose boners? But it's so important that we stay educated when it comes to sex, especially as adults. There's just no reason not to anymore.

Sex is so healthy, masturbation can increase your lifespan. And again, I mean, there are just so many more fun and wacky sex facts we could jump into, but I'll save that for some later episodes. 

That's it for this week's episode of Pleasure Science. Please join us next week when we will be talking to Vi Johnson, who is the owner and curator of the Carter Johnson Library. And in case you haven't heard of this library, this is the biggest library on sex, history, BDSM, and LGBTQ relationships in the world. So I cannot wait for you to hear this conversation because Vi Johnson is an absolute character, and such a wealth of knowledge. 

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Just a quick reminder for you to experience pleasure in the next 24 hours, okay? I don't know what you're doing today, but I want you to go out there and tell your crush you think that they're cute. Go out and get some sun. Do something pleasurable and yummy for yourself. You deserve it, and have a beautiful day. I'll see you in the next episode.

This podcast is a Pleasure Science production hosted by me, Nadège, your resident sex scholar. The Pleasure Science podcast is produced by Laura Moore and edited by Camille Furman-Collot. Our music is by OctoSound and is licensed under the Pixabay content license.

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