What the heck is the Coolidge Effect? Sex research nerds will be familiar with this term, but others might not. It is a specific sexual phenomenon named after an urban legend about U.S. President Calvin Coolidge. Sound odd? It is! And the researcher who named it that did it as a hoax. This episode will take us on an oddly detailed journey through rat sex research, examine our human biases about sex, and look at whether or not men need more sexual variety than women.

The Coolidge Effect! What do we know? Do we know things? Let's find out!

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Hosted by Dr. Lisa Dawn Hamilton, psychology professor and sex educator.

Production and script assistance by Matt Tunnacliffe

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