The science (and art) of creating lasting sexual connections | Emily Nagoski on TED Talks Daily Summer Book Club

The science (and art) of creating lasting sexual connections | Emily Nagoski on TED Talks Daily Summer Book Club

Author: TED February 25, 2025 Duration: 32:21

This is an episode of TED Talks Daily, another podcast from the TED Audio Collective. It's a special episode of the TED Talks Daily Summer Book Club series. Join host Elise Hu as she interviews TED speakers about their books and their ideas beyond the page.


As a sex educator and author, Emily Nagoski is renowned for dismantling the sexual myths that surround us, and replacing them with healthy ideas, backed by science. And then…her own sex life fell apart. Her latest book, “Come Together, the Science (and Art!) of Creating Lasting Sexual Connections,” is Emily’s attempt to research her way out of her own sexual desert. The result is a book that delights with humor and insights for anyone looking to improve their own relationship to pleasure and intimacy.


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