Untrue: Why Nearly Everything We Believe About Women Lust andInfidelity is Wrong and How the New Science Can Set Us Free

What do straight married female revelers at an all-women's sex club in LA have in common with nomadic pastoralists in Namibia who bear children by men not their husbands? Like women worldwide they crave sexual variety novelty and excitement.

In ancient Greek tragedies Netflix series tabloids and pop songs we've long portrayed such cheating women as dangerous and damaged. We love to hate women who are untrue. But who are they really? And why in this age of female empowerment do we continue to judge them so harshly? In Untrue Wednesday Martin takes us on a bold fascinating journey to reveal the unexpected evolutionary legacy and social realities that drive female faithlessness while laying bare our motivations to contain women who step out.

Blending accessible social science and interviews with sex researchers anthropologists and real women from all walks of life Untrue will change the way you think about women and sex forever.