Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex by Mary Roach My rating: 4 of 5 stars Fascinating stuff! Vast amounts of sheer geekery about sex, science, and the intersection thereof. If you’re looking for sex tips or salacious reading,…
What’s Private for You?
Web 2.0 is all about sharing and collaboration. There have been lots of stories lately that have shown something of a backlash against that sharing, pointing out how oversharing makes us easy targets for criminals, talking about cyberstalking, etc. That’s…
Why make an exception for rape and incest?
I always look forward to Dr. Marty Klein’s Sexual Intelligence newsletters, so I was tickled to see one in my inbox today. But one of the headlines took me by surprise: End Rape & Incest Exceptions to Stupak Abortion Ban.…
Bisexual Species: Unorthodox Sex in the Animal Kingdom: Scientific American
This could have gone in my last post, considering Porter’s life 😉 Thanks to Scott Bragg for the link. Bisexual Species: Unorthodox Sex in the Animal Kingdom: Scientific American … as many as 1,500 species of wild and captive animals…
The Girl Is Better! And More Reading
That’s a relief. I was getting quite worried. She spent most of the weekend sleeping or looking like a zombie, eating only what Sam could coax into her, and using heating pads. I’m starting to think that we should accept…
Woof
I started reading Hotter Than Hell this morning, a follow-up anthology to Holidays Are Hell and Dates From Hell. Whoa–they just went way past paranormal romance to paranormal erotica. This is not a book to read when someone (especially an…
Adult Gaming
Sam and I just listened to “Female Characters,” episode 42 of the Game Master Show. The topic came up because Erin, one of the hosts, realized that she was willing to put female characters through some experiences that she wouldn’t…
Adult: FMS from What?
I have a Google Alerts search going for “fibromyalgia,” because if there’s something out there that will make this crap better, I want to know it yesterday. The alert brings in all sorts of nonsense from quack remedies to naysayers,…
I hate it when that happens
I had an entry almost completely written, and it was good. Then I hit something badly with my numb hand, and my browser backed up a page. Now the entry is all gone. Yes, I should have saved some time…
The Three Love Systems From Social Intelligence by Daniel Goleman
From today’s Delancey Place newsletter: In the terrain of the human heart, scientists tell us, at least three independent but interrelated brain systems are at play, all moving us in their own way. To untangle love’s mysteries, neuroscience distinguishes between…