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
LoveHoney Sex Toys Speaking Your Partner’s “Love Language” Might Give Your Sex Life a Boost
Speaking Your Partner’s “Love Language” Might Give Your Sex Life a Boost

February 15, 2023 by Emily Mendelson

The five “love languages”—words of affirmation, acts of service, gift giving, quality time, and physical touch—are meant to help individuals identify how they prefer to both give and receive love....

Dating & Relationships, Sex Tips
Are AI Chatbots the Future of Sex and Relationship Advice?
Are AI Chatbots the Future of Sex and Relationship Advice?

February 9, 2023 by Olivia Adams

AI is getting smarter. It can produce text that’s virtually indistinguishable from a human, and it has a massive knowledge base. So what will it mean for the future? What...

Media & Culture, Sex Ed
How Using OnlyFans Affects People’s Sex Lives and Relationships
How Using OnlyFans Affects People’s Sex Lives and Relationships

February 2, 2023 by Emily Mendelson

OnlyFans is a digital patronage platform with over two million independent sex workers and a user base of 170 million registered accounts. Given the speed at which OnlyFans use gained...

Kink & BDSM, Media & Culture, Sex Ed
Future Method Butt and Body Scrub New Year, New Porn Trends: What was Popular in Porn in 2022?
New Year, New Porn Trends: What was Popular in Porn in 2022?

January 11, 2023 by Emily Mendelson

Pornhub recently released their 2022 year-in-review detailing users’ searches and viewing habits, revealing current trends in pornography. Read on for insights into some of the data and trends that defined the...

Fantasies
Happy New Year! Science-Backed Resolutions for Better Sex in 2023
Happy New Year! Science-Backed Resolutions for Better Sex in 2023

January 2, 2023 by Justin Lehmiller

The start of each new year is a common time for people to make resolutions for self-improvement. And it may very well be that more people than usual are making...

Sex Tips
7 Things Science Taught Us About Sex In 2022
7 Things Science Taught Us About Sex In 2022

December 29, 2022 by Olivia Adams

2022 has been memorable for a lot of reasons—including what science taught us about sex. So here’s a quick recap of some of the many interesting things we learned about...

Sex Ed
11 Years of Great Sex: It’s the Eleventh Blogiversary of Sex and Psychology!
11 Years of Great Sex: It’s the Eleventh Blogiversary of Sex and Psychology!

December 21, 2022 by Justin Lehmiller

Believe it or not, Sex and Psychology turns 11 years old this week! When I first started blogging at the end of 2011, I had no idea where this journey would take me,...

Potpourri
Why is “Holiday Sex” so Popular?
Why is “Holiday Sex” so Popular?

December 14, 2022 by Emily Mendelson

What’s the most popular day of the year to conceive a child? According to the data, it’s Christmas Eve (at least in the United States). The third most popular? New Year’s Eve....

Dating & Relationships