Our Lips are Unsealed: Exploring the Science & Culture of Kissing
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on May 26, 2023
Among the many “firsts” we experience in our lives, a first kiss is one of the most memorable.
In addition to being a novel experience, our brains receive pleasure and information from kissing. Our lips are the most exposed erogenous zones on our bodies, and a good, consensual kiss triggers hormones that give us a rush of desire and love.
Science communicator Sheril Kirshenbaum talks with host Anita Rao about these physical effects of a kiss and how they help us measure . . .
