AI seems to be taking up space everywhere these days. Hard Copy has reported on an AI dating café and now people are reporting “dating” AI companions. So, can it be the solution to the loneliness epidemic or does it isolate us more? In a couples counselling session, celebrity therapist Ester Perel speaks with a […]
The Pink Pill
You’ve heard of the little blue pill, but have you heard of the little pink pill? Although there are currently 26 drugs approved to address sexual dysfunction in men, only one drug has been approved to address the issue in women. A new documentary, The Pink Pill, looks at the struggle to get the female […]
Why Do Some Women Like Violent Pornography?
It is surprising, but well established in previous research that women are more likely than men to access pornography that emphasizes themes of dominance, submission, bondage, gangbangs, and even rape scenarios. These themes also pervade many romance novels read by women. A recently published study of 561 German women tested their responses to sexually explicit […]
3 in 10 College Students Have Sex While Driving
Sex in cars is no longer limited to back seat rumbles in a parked vehicle. A study recently published in the Journal of Sex Research surveyed 1,165 college students and found that 29% reported having sex (usually oral) in a moving vehicle. The practice is sometimes known as “roadhead.” The risk, novelty, spontaneity, taboo violation, […]
The Big Kink Survey
Popular sex blogger and activist Aella has released a valuable research tool based on her database of over 900,000 followers. This sample is not representative of the general population, but it does give valuable insight into those who are highly interested in sexual variations. The tool allows one to perform a variety of demographic correlations […]
Biological Roots of Nonmonogamy
Recently published, The Intimate Animal: The Science of Love, Fidelity and Connection, explores monogamy, fidelity, and other relational modes of loving and fucking subjects via both biological determinist and social constructionist perspectives. The book’s author, Justin Garcia, is Executive Director and Senior Scientist at the Kinsey Institute. As an evolutionary biologist, Garcia considers evolution’s role […]
High-End Penis Enhancement
For the last 8 years, Dr. David Shafer, a Manhattan plastic surgeon, has been offering a procedure to pump the penis full of hyaluronic acid, a naturally occurring substance in the body, thereby increasing its girth. The weight of the gel-like substance also tends to increase flaccid length. The procedure takes less than 30 minutes […]
AI-Generated Women Sexier Than the Real Thing
In a fascinating study just published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior, a team of Czech researchers tested how 604 female-attracted adult Czech men and 45 female-attracted women responded to still photos of naked women (real, surgically enhanced, AI-generated, CGI-generated, high-end sex doll, and hentai). All groups, male and female, young and old, found the […]
Texting During the Act
A survey of 10,000 college students by the social media apps YikYak and Sidechat revealed that over 35% admitted to having checked social media or texted someone while they were having sex; some even texted their mom. Is it to boast “Guess what I’m doing now” or are our phones now a bodily appendage more […]
New Study: Male Sexual Desire Peaks in Middle Age
A recent article in Scientific Reports utilizes detailed data from over 67,000 individuals in the Estonian Biobank to determine which demographic characteristics correlate with greater sexual desire in both men and women. Men reported higher sexual desire than women across most ages. Despite common perceptions that men are horniest when young, male desire actually appears […]