The untold story of an iconoclastic scientist: a psychiatrist who dedicated his career to documenting consciousness after death.
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A research psychologist and the author of several acclaimed popular science books, Jesse and his work have been featured on numerous documentaries, television shows and radio programmes, including ‘Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman’, ‘Conan’, ‘Chelsea Lately’, ‘Q&A’ (Australia), NPR’s ‘All Things Considered’ and the BBC. He has written for Scientific American, Slate, Guardian, The New York Times, Discover, Chicago Tribune, New Republic, Vice and many others. He currently writes the weekly sex and science column LE BON COUP DU DIMANCHE SOIR for the French magazine Le Point.
Jesse is Professor of Psychology and Head of the Science Communication Programme at the University of Otago in New Zealand. He lives on the Otago Peninsula with his partner Juan and their border terriers, Hanno and Kora.
“If truth be told—and Jesse Bering urges us to be honest—we’re all perverts. And if you’re not, then most around you are. Bering pulls no punches in this engrossing romp through the history, cultural relativism, politics, and science of sexuality. He brings shadowy taboos out to the front stage for a juicy, humorous, and nonjudgmental outing. Perv is a page-turner that is hard to put down.”
Bruce Hood, Chair of Developmental Psychology in Society, University of Bristol, and author of The Self Illusion
“Come to gawk, stay to learn. Jesse Bering has written a fascinating, funny, and scientifically literate book about all the aspects of sex you didn’t want to think about. Perv will change the way you see yourself and everyone around you.”
Art Markman, Ph.D., author of Smart Thinking and Habits of Leadership
“Jesse Bering is the Hunter S. Thompson of science writing, and he is a delight to read—funny, smart, and madly provocative.”
Paul Bloom, Professor, Yale University, and author of How Pleasure Works
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