I Came For Science
By Laura Sirot
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Episodes: 27
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Welcome to I Came For Science: a show that explores all things sex, reproduction, and inclusion in STEM! Your host is Laura Sirot, a professor of Biology who has been studying animal sex for over 30 years. Join us as we normalize talking about the intersections of sex and science, as well as hearing about the lived experiences of the scientists that study it. To get in touch, email us at icameforscience@gmail.com or message us on X or Instagram @icameforscience. Visit our website at: https://www.icameforscience.org/
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Episode 27: Beauty is in the ear of the beholder: the science of mate choice in frogs
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Apr 04, 2026 |
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Episode 26: Longer penises, thicker vaginas, and other stories from the field of genital research
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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Episode 25: Masturbation: An Evolutionary Perspective
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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Episode 24: The Science of Adolescent Porn Use
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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Episode 23: Cetacean Clitorises: How they were discovered and why they matter
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Episode 22: Wild and Wacky Penises: More than just sperm transporters
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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Episode 21: Plan M: The Past, Present, and Future of Male Contraceptives
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Episode 20: Sexy conservation: How the science of sex is saving pygmy rabbits and pandas
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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Episode 19: The State of Science Funding in the U.S.
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May 15, 2025 |
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Episode 18: Y is a crooked letter: A curious scientist's deep dive into asexuality, sexual cannibalism and dealing with criticism
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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Episode 17: The Science of Female Arousal, Part 2: The WaterSlyde
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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Episode 16: The Science of Female Arousal, Part 1: The WISH Lab
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Mar 08, 2025 |
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Episode 15: The Science of Sex Education: Debunking Misconceptions
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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Episode 14: The Science of Sperm Storage
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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Episode 13: Reproductive Losses Part 2: Non-human Animals
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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Episode 12: Reproductive Losses, Part 1: Humans
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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Episode 11: Queer Family Building
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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Episode 10: Polyamory 101
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Oct 13, 2024 |
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Episode 9: From politics to the Olympics: what people don't understand about the biology of sex
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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Episode 8: What to expect from a sexual assault evidence collection
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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Episode 7: How I Came For Science
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May 08, 2024 |
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Episode 6: From 14,000 to 0: How Ohio cleared its sexual assault test kit backlog and why it matters
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Episode 5: Fruit flies (and a scientist) without borders
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Episode 4: Spider Sex, Scientific Subjectivity, and Standing with Survivors
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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Episode 3: The Caramel Effect, X’s and O’s, and Other Insights for Mentorship in STEM
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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Episode 2: Prepping for PrEP
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Episode 1: Let's Talk About Pubic Hair
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Feb 14, 2024 |