Monogamy is outdated, according to controversial BBC investigation
“Monogamy has shown remarkable endurance. These relationship pioneers are revising the rules of love to promote sexual honesty over exclusivity,” Ms Fidgen said. “If they persuade people there’s a viable model then monogamy becomes a choice rather than the default.”
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Why have young people in Japan stopped having sex?
The sexes, especially in Japan’s giant cities, are “spiraling away from each other”. Lacking long-term shared goals, many are turning to what she terms “Pot Noodle love” – easy or instant gratification, in the form of casual sex, short-term trysts and the usual technological suspects: online porn, virtual-reality “girlfriends”, anime cartoons. Or else they’re opting […]
Quote of the Day – September 14 2014
Well, not a quote exactly. It’s from Being Digital by Negroponte. The book that started it all for me, pretty much. Published before Windows 95 even, how much did this man see?…
Former MIT President Jerome Wiesner tells a story about Zworykin’s visiting him one Saturday at the White House when Wiesner was JFK’s science adviser […]
What I’m reading – ‘The Shallows’ by Nicholas Carr
Nicholas Carr is an acclaimed writer on technology and culture. His most recent book, “The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains,” was a finalist for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction.
A New York Times bestseller, “The Shallows” discusses the personal consequences of Internet and computer use and, more broadly, examines the […]
Contemporary sexuality and the Brazilian wax
“You’re missing the point,” say the waxing enthusiasts. “We do it because the result is worth it. Better sensation. Better sex.”
Current sex research has come to a similar conclusion. A recent report by Dr Debra Herbenick in The Journal of Sexual Medicine found that women in their sample who went hairless reported better genital […]
Important notice! Spam protection installed
Due to the unbelievable amount of spam a WordPress site can attract I’ve installed CleanTalk — spam protection for web-sites.
It works in the background to protect my site.
Should you post a comment and see the message below, then CleanTalk incorrectly identified you are a spammer.
Just email me should that happen. Highly unlikely, unless of course […]
Quote of the day – September 13 2014
Involuntary physiological reactions such as the wetness of a vagina and the stiffness of a penis are emotionally so satisfying (which means, simultaneously, so erotic) because they signal a kind of approval that lies utterly beyond rational manipulation. Erections and lubrication simply cannot be effected by willpower and are therefore particularly true and honest indices […]
Censorship and the Fear of Sexuality
Pornography also shows people experimenting via sex. This is a scary concept for those who fear that their experimenting can lead to trouble. In truth, when experimentation is consensual, physically safe, and non-self-destructive, it’s almost impossible for people to do something wrong. The vast majority of American pornography shows legal, fairly vanilla sex. But in […]