"Our sense of wonder grows exponentially; the greater the knowledge, the deeper the mystery."
-- E.O. Wilson
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Form Follows Function...?
Possibly more than you wanted to know... or consider :
This piece from "Scientific American," reports certain evolutionary biology hypotheses and testing to account for the particular shape of the human penis (which differs significantly from our primate relatives)... a fair amount of conjecture, with a smattering of experimentation :
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=secrets-of-the-phallus
A tad reminiscent of Robin Baker's book, "Sperm Wars."
There has been a small spate of popular books out recently on the never-ending favorite topic of human sexual behavior, including:
"Bonk" by Mary Roach, and "How Sex Works" by Sharon Moalem
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