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Sheril Kirshenbaum is an American science writer and researcher known for her work bridging the gap between science and the public. She has written for major publications and co-hosted science communication programs, focusing on topics such as human behavior, biology, and science policy.
Known for: The Science of Kissing: What Our Lips Are Telling Us
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The Science of Kissing: What Our Lips Are Telling Us
In this engaging exploration, science writer Sheril Kirshenbaum delves into the biological, evolutionary, and cultural aspects of kissing. Drawing from neuroscience, anthropology, and psychology, she explains why humans kiss, how it affects our brains and relationships, and what it reveals about human connection and communication.
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Historical and Cultural Origins
To understand kissing, we must first recognize how diverse and ancient this behavior truly is. The earliest documentation of a kiss comes from India, etched in Sanskrit texts more than three thousand years ago, describing lovers ‘joining mouths.’ Yet even before written history, in cave paintings or...
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Evolutionary Biology of Kissing
Why do we kiss at all? Biologists suspect that the origins of kissing lie deep in our evolutionary past. One plausible root is what researchers term ‘kiss-feeding’—the behavior of mothers pre-chewing food and passing it to infants mouth-to-mouth in early human ancestors. This intimate feeding built ...
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Sheril Kirshenbaum is an American science writer and researcher known for her work bridging the gap between science and the public. She has written for major publications and co-hosted science communication programs, focusing on topics such as human behavior, biology, and science policy.
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