Aug 5 2017

SYSK Selects: Why do men have nipples?

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In this week's SYSK Select episode, they're always right there, taunting you: why do you have me, they ask? Why do men have nipples? It turns out there's a good answer why and nipples on men aren't entirely useless after all. Join Chuck and Josh for this heady investigation.

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In this classic episode from 2013, Chuck and Josh dive into the surprisingly fascinating biology behind why men have nipples, tracing it back to our shared development in the womb where both sexes start with identical mammary tissue and plumbing before sexual differences kick in. They explore the wild implications of this fact, including how men can actually lactate under the right hormonal conditions, share stories of fathers who've breastfed their children, and even touch on the surprising prevalence of extra nipples in newborns. It's a perfect example of how a simple, almost silly question leads to some genuinely mind-bending insights about human evolution and biology.


Movies Discussed

An Idiot Abroad
An Idiot Abroad
2010
★ 7.7
"We are debuting after the season three premiere of Idiot Abroad with Ricky Gervais and Carl Pilkington. — Mentioned as the lead-in show before the Stuff You Should Know TV premiere on Science Channel." — Josh
Friends
Friends
1994
★ 8.4
"Chandler had the third nipple in friends, right? — Referenced as an example of a character who had a supernumerary nipple." — Chuck

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