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“The sexual excitation system is the accelerator or the gas pedal, and it notices all the sex-related information in the environment.”
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Your sexual education was probably inadequate. Here’s the information you always needed.
Americans have a lower life expectancy than people in other rich countries despite paying much more for healthcare. We explore the number of factors which might explain this difference.
In 2006, Pluto was demoted in a very controversial decision. Unless you ignore nearly all of planetary science, it'll never be one again.
Isolation and empathy are by no means mutually exclusive.
Ultrarunners scored significantly higher on the resilience questionnaire than non-runners.
Researchers have found a way to make running and walking seem less long and tiresome. People who narrow their attention and focus on a specific object in the distance can motivate themselves to push on.
Kudos to the ever-reasonable Ruth Marcus, who defends her friend Emily Yoffe, who wrote what seems on the deconstructed face of things to be banal advice: young women are safer […]
Only two authenticated images of Emily Dickinson exist: one a painting of her (and her siblings) as a child, the other an iconic photograph of her as a teenager. In […]
Strengthen your focus like a muscle.
In "That Book Is Dangerous," author Adam Szetela examines the rise of the “Sensitivity Era” in publishing and how outrage campaigns try to control what books authors can write and readers can read.
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"Virtually everything we're taught about sexuality for the first two decades of our lives is wrong."
Most of us think we're good listeners, but we're wrong — and it's ruining our relationships.
In "The Gift of Not Belonging," Rami Kaminski explains why group consensus may hinder the original thinkers who help advance society.
The "Doctor Strange" director says mystery shifts your worldview — "not in a metaphorical sense, but in a deeply experiential one."
Hugo-winning author Ken Liu explores what early cinema and Chinese poetry can teach us about AI's potential as a new artistic medium.
When plans fall apart, adaptability can build something better.
From Allen Funt to Donald Trump, author Emily Nussbaum explains how reality TV has blurred the lines between, well, reality and TV.
When AI eats its own product, it gets sick.
Mental health awareness is more widespread than ever. Some professionals think it may have gone overboard — especially on TikTok.
Nicole has been dating someone for a while but it's not working out from her point of view. Is sudden radio silence an ethical option?
From "The Castle of Otranto" to "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, these books changed the literary landscape.
After my father died, my journey of rediscovery began with the Czech language.
The flavor is "simultaneously fascinating and... abusive."
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There are 3 key principles that separate a good conversation from a great one — and they’ll completely change how you communicate.
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Our one-size-fits-all approach to sex education hasn't worked for a long time. Sex educator Emily Nagoski explains what we know (and don't know) about the role neurodiversity plays in intimacy.
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The best orgasms come when you learn how to unlock a sexual “flow state.” Emily Nagoski, a sex educator, shares a meditation to help you get started.
Can two planets stably share the same orbit? Conventional wisdom says no, but a look at Saturn's moons might tell a different story.
But it's still challenging to build a 22,000-mile elevator.
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People are having less sex than ever. 3 experts explain the keys to maintaining a passionate relationship.