Orgasms used as sexual currency, research shows
Humans have evolved to use intense sexual pleasure, especially orgasm, to control our partners, according to new research.
Humans have evolved to use intense sexual pleasure, especially orgasm, to control our partners, according to new research.
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A small team of researchers at the University of London has attempted to measure the factors that influence the amount of pleasure a person receives from hugging another person. In their paper published in the journal Acta ...
(PhysOrg.com) -- While many of us believe we need a good reason to enjoy a special luxury or splurge on something expensive, there really may be no such thing as a guilty pleasure, say University of Michigan researchers.
Other
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Summer's here and the school holidays are coming. For many parents, of course, it's all a bit academic—pandemic lockdowns and other disruptions have blurred the line between home and school, with no guarantee things will ...
Education
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As the TV series Westworld wraps up its second season, the show continues to spark discussion about a potential future that involves lifelike sex robots.
Social Sciences
Jul 2, 2018
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The sea turtles of Punta Chame, a peninsula of Panama that juts into the Pacific Ocean, face an existential threat similar to the rhino and pangolin: human superstition.
Ecology
Nov 17, 2022
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A common trope in marketing and advertising is to use sex appeal in its many guises to imply that a product or service has some association with sexual pleasure. Research in the Journal for International Business and Entrepreneurship ...
Social Sciences
Oct 12, 2022
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Until now, the New Zealand Curriculum has focused almost exclusively on the development of technical reading skills. Simply reading for pleasure hasn't been a priority, which makes its inclusion in the draft version of a ...
Education
Feb 9, 2023
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