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Stör vi fiskarnas kinky sexliv?

Havet är värd för en märklig samling vilda, marina sexliv som kan vara underligare (och mer kinky) än vad du kan föreställa dig. Men stör mänskliga beteenden dessa fräcka reproduktiva handlingar? Djupdyk tillsammans med marinbiologen Marah J. Hardt för att upptäcka precis vad som händer under ytan, och varför ditt välmående är beroende av fiskars sunda sexliv.

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Havet är värd för en märklig samling vilda, marina sexliv som kan vara underligare (och mer kinky) än vad du kan föreställa dig. Men stör mänskliga beteenden dessa fräcka reproduktiva handlingar? Djupdyk tillsammans med marinbiologen Marah J. Hardt för att upptäcka precis vad som händer under ytan, och varför ditt välmående är beroende av fiskars sunda sexliv.

This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxMileHigh, an independent event. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

Read more about TEDx.

Find out the many ways we can help make the oceans more sex-friendly.

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Marine scientist and storyteller

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Marah J. Hardt keeps one foot wet in the field while the other wanders the crossroads of science, storytelling and strategy.

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