Hack brings you the stories that matter to young people. Every weekday host Dave Marchese and the triple j Hack team cover the latest news, politics and culture from all around Australia.
All content for Hack is the property of triple j and is served directly from their servers
with no modification, redirects, or rehosting. The podcast is not affiliated with or endorsed by Podjoint in any way.
Hack brings you the stories that matter to young people. Every weekday host Dave Marchese and the triple j Hack team cover the latest news, politics and culture from all around Australia.
INTERVIEW: What science says about why humans kiss
Hack
17 minutes
3 weeks ago
INTERVIEW: What science says about why humans kiss
There are certain things in life that we don't question too much.
Like kissing, for example.
Snogging, making out, even just a peck... but why? Why is swapping saliva something all human societies have normalised?
So where did it originate?
Well, it turns out kissing isn't just a human thing: all sorts of species appear to kiss, and new research now suggests Neanderthals did it too, possibly even with modern humans.
In this special episode of the hack summer podcast, Dave Marchese unpacks the potential origins and purpose of kissing with University of Oxford evolutionary biologist Dr Matilda Brindle, as well as why we masturbate.
Guest:
Dr Matilda Brindle, University of Oxford, evolutionary biologist
Get the whole story from Hack:
Follow us on Instagram
Subscribe to the hack podcast
Listen on the triple j app or on your radio live every weeknight at 5:30pm
Hack
Hack brings you the stories that matter to young people. Every weekday host Dave Marchese and the triple j Hack team cover the latest news, politics and culture from all around Australia.
