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About Dr. Lehmiller

Meet The Sex Dr.

Dr. Justin Lehmiller received his Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Purdue University. He is a Research Fellow at The Kinsey Institute and author of the book Tell Me What You Want: The Science of Sexual Desire and How It Can Help You Improve Your Sex Life. Dr. Lehmiller is an award-winning educator, having been honored three times with the Certificate of Teaching Excellence from Harvard University, where he taught for several years.

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Five Reasons to Support the Kinsey Institute and Defend Sex Research

May 24, 2023 by Emily Mendelson

“We are the recorders and reporters of facts—not the judges of the behaviors we describe.” – Alfred Kinsey Founded in 1947 at Indiana University, the Kinsey Institute is the premier institute for scientific research on sex, gender, and reproduction in the world. For over 75 years, the Kinsey Institute has conducted robust scientific inquiry aimed...

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Five Reasons to Support the Kinsey Institute and Defend Sex Research
We’re Still Failing When It Comes to Clitoral Knowledge
We’re Still Failing When It Comes to Clitoral Knowledge

May 4, 2023 by Olivia Adams

Heterosexual men’s difficulty in finding the clitoris has been a running gag in the popular media for quite some time. And there’s more than a hint of truth to it:...

Gender, Sex Ed
Why Do People Cheat? Their Reasons Are Often Counterintuitive
Why Do People Cheat? Their Reasons Are Often Counterintuitive

April 27, 2023 by Emily Mendelson

Ashley Madison is an infamous online dating service advertised as a means of facilitating extra-marital affairs. It has been the subject of significant media and scientific attention due to the...

Dating & Relationships
Can You Detect Bisexuality From the Sound of Someone’s Voice?
Can You Detect Bisexuality From the Sound of Someone’s Voice?

April 12, 2023 by Olivia Adams

You’ve probably heard the term gaydar before, which refers to an intuitive ability to determine whether or not someone is gay based on indirect information, such as speech patterns or...

LGBTQIA+, Psychology
The State of Sex Education in the USA in 2023
The State of Sex Education in the USA in 2023

March 22, 2023 by Emily Mendelson

The state of sex education in the USA is vastly different across states. As of May 2023, there are 23 states that do not require sex education for high school...

Safe Sex, Sex Ed
Is Sex Better When It’s Spontaneous?
Is Sex Better When It’s Spontaneous?

March 14, 2023 by Olivia Adams

Hollywood sex scenes tend to glamorize spontaneous sex. You’ve undoubtedly seen this time and again in the movies and on TV: flirtatious tension starts brewing and then we cut to...

Myth vs Fact, Psychology
The Features of the Most Popular Sex Toys Might Surprise You
The Features of the Most Popular Sex Toys Might Surprise You

March 1, 2023 by Emily Mendelson

The size of the sex toy market is predicted to reach $62.3 billion by 2030. In light of this, it’s surprising that so little research has explored what might be driving...

Myth vs Fact
Tell Me What You Want

Tell Me What You Want

Discover what the largest survey of sexual fantasies in America tells us about the erotic mind – and how to have a healthier, hotter sex life.

Sex and Psychology Podcast

Sex and Psychology Podcast

Take a deep dive into the psychology of sex and relationships. This is the sex ed you never got in school – and won’t get anywhere else.

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