ENCORE: Understanding the Science of ‘Squirting’

再演:解读“喷射”的科学原理

Science Quickly

2025-12-31

17 分钟
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The human body is capable of some truly incredible things. One of the most mysterious and debated phenomena is a release of fluid during sex that is often referred to as “squirting.” What’s actually happening, and why does it stir so much speculation? Wendy Zukerman, host of the hit podcast Science Vs, breaks down the science behind this fascinating topic, exploring what we know, what we don’t and what the controversy surrounding it is. This episode first aired in April. Recommended reading: What a Survey On Anal Sex and Masturbation Reveals About Prostates and Pleasure Squirting: What's Really Happening?! (Science Vs) E-mail us at sciencequickly@sciam.com if you have any questions, comments or ideas for stories we should cover! Discover something new everyday: subscribe to Scientific American and sign up for our daily newsletter. Science Quickly is produced by Kendra Pierre-Louis, Fonda Mwangi, Sushmita Pathak and Jeff DelViscio. This episode was edited by Alex Sugiura. Shayna Posses and Aaron Shattuck fact-check our show. Our theme music was composed by Dominic Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • For Scientific American Science Quickly, I'm Kendra Peer Lewis in for Rachel Feldman.

  • This week we're doing something a little different.

  • We're bringing back some of our favorite episodes of 2025.

  • And today for our last episode of the year, we're serving up something rather spicy.

  • This show first aired in April.

  • Here's Rachel Feldman.

  • Just a heads up before we dive in.

  • Today's episode is about human sexuality.

  • We talk about sex sometimes using slang terms, but without any profanity.

  • I'd probably give this episode like a PG-13 rating.

  • So if you usually listen with kids,

  • maybe give this one a solo trial run just to make sure you're comfortable with the questions it might raise.

  • And if you just really don't like hearing people talk about sex,

  • then this episode probably isn't for you.

  • No hard feelings.

  • We'll see you on Friday.

  • Now that that's out of the way,

  • the human body is capable of doing some pretty incredible things,

  • including things we don't yet understand.

  • But few physical phenomena inspire as much speculation or debate as the one colloquially known as squirting.