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Documentaries like Sex, Explained

Not everyone loves Sex, Explained for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love Sex, Explained

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You want the research on attraction and contraception rather than opinions.

  2. You need the science to hold up when a show explains your body.

  3. You want something short, each episode runs about twenty minutes.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • Tim's Vermeer2013

    • the science to hold up when a show explains your body

    Good for you if you like a theory tested with real lenses and mirrors.

  • Penn & Teller: Bull!2003

    • the research on attraction and contraception rather than opinions
    • the science to hold up when a show explains your body

    Good for you if you like real people, real claims and a hidden camera or two.

  • Waltz with Bashir2008

    • the research on attraction and contraception rather than opinions

    Good for you if you like a director investigating his own past.

  • Another Day of Life2018

    • the research on attraction and contraception rather than opinions

    Good for you if you like a true story told by the people who were there.

  • Circus of Books2019

    • the research on attraction and contraception rather than opinions

    Good for you if you like real people with a secret life that sounds made up.

  • Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream2006

    • the research on attraction and contraception rather than opinions

    Good for you if you want the true story of how midnight screenings became a ritual.

  • Cosmos2014

    • the research on attraction and contraception rather than opinions

    Good for you if you like the true stories of scientists like Newton or Clair Patterson.

  • Titicut Follies1967

    • the research on attraction and contraception rather than opinions

    Good for you if you want to see a real prison hospital with no narrator telling you what to think.

  • The Universe2007

    • the research on attraction and contraception rather than opinions

    Good for you if you want real astronomy explained by scientists.

  • Love Meetings1965

    • the research on attraction and contraception rather than opinions

    Good for you if you like ordinary people answering questions they never get asked.

  • Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking2010

    • the science to hold up when a show explains your body

    Good for you if you want big questions grounded in real physics.

Reasons taken from Sex, Explained's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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