Author explains the science of kissing
Sheril Kirshenbaum, the 31-year-old author of The Science of Kissing, talks about her book, which explores the properties of puckering up.
Feb 13, 2012
The Chicago Sun Times
February 12, 2012
By Sophia Ahmad
With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, kissing may be a hot topic for many. For the curious, Sheril Kirshenbaum, the 31-year-old author of The Science of Kissing, talks about her book, which explores the properties of puckering up.
Q. What got you interested in the subject of kissing?
A. Four years ago, I wrote a short article on the science of kissing — why our species evolved to kiss each other and the hormones that go into it — for a magazine called New Scientist. There was a lot of interest, and there wasn’t a book on the topic.
Q. When did humans start kissing?
A. Hard to say. The earliest literary evidence is found in Indian Sanskrit documents and dates back to 1500 B.C. There was wording like “the young lord drank the lips of the slave woman,” for example. I would guess that kissing has been around as long as we have.
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Feb 13, 2012
The Chicago Sun Times
February 12, 2012
By Sophia Ahmad
With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, kissing may be a hot topic for many. For the curious, Sheril Kirshenbaum, the 31-year-old author of The Science of Kissing, talks about her book, which explores the properties of puckering up.
Q. What got you interested in the subject of kissing?
A. Four years ago, I wrote a short article on the science of kissing — why our species evolved to kiss each other and the hormones that go into it — for a magazine called New Scientist. There was a lot of interest, and there wasn’t a book on the topic.
Q. When did humans start kissing?
A. Hard to say. The earliest literary evidence is found in Indian Sanskrit documents and dates back to 1500 B.C. There was wording like “the young lord drank the lips of the slave woman,” for example. I would guess that kissing has been around as long as we have.
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