Topics
Love, Sex, and Happiness
The One Sex Tip That Works
Author / Journalist
Mary Roach says the brain gets in the way of executing sex tips well.
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Why Modern Sex is a Lot Like a Trip to KFC
Sex, claims Gay Talese, has always been everywhere—it’s just a matter of how one has to go about finding it. Here he explains how, while there have been few changes in our attitudes toward the act over the last forty years, our means of obtaining it have gradually come to resemble ordering convenience food. Watch
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Senator Ted Kennedy prescribes love in his counsel. Watch
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Happiness: The Opiate of the People?
Sure happiness is great, but what about groundbreaking yet tortured artists and unhappy but principled workaholic reformers? And is the theory of positive psychology fodder for governments to make citizens responsible for their own happiness despite material deficiencies? Tal Ben Shahar, author of Happier, takes on these arguments. Watch
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The Voice of Big Think
November 10, 2009 — 1:32 AM
Exploring the Contours of Female Sexuality
Today, and over the next two days, Big Think will be posting a series of videos called "What Do Women Really Want?" Of course, there is not just one answer to this question, especially when it comes to what women desire in the bedroom. Yet the particulars of female sexual behavior, and how those particulars contrast with those of men, are the subjects of increased observation by neuroscientists, psychosexual researchers, and clinicians. Big Think interviewed six of these sexologists. We begin our series today with what two of our experts had to say about female orgasm. Specifically, why does it elude some women while other women are able to "think off," bringing themselves to climax without any kind of physical stimulation? Read more
The Voice of Big Think
November 5, 2009 — 4:00 AM
Drop the Burrito and Start a Company
Gabe Zichermann did not move to New York City for the Mexican food. In fact, he schedules layovers in California simply to satisfy his chronic cravings for Mission Street burritos. The gay entrepreneur is part of Big Think’s series with StartOut, an organization that promotes entrepreneurship in the LGBT community. Zichermann founded rmbrME, a program that allows people to share resumes and business cards by virtually “beaming” them to others. Read more
Latest Ideas
A Grief Expert's Grieving Experience
Columbia bereavement therapist Dr. Katherine Shear discusses her personal encounters with the emotion at the heart of her work. Read More
November 18, 2009
Marriage counselor David Schnarch thinks every romantic relationship consists of a high desire and low desire partner. And it’s not always the guy who can’t get enough. Read More
November 12, 2009
Therapist David Schnarch says that bedroom embers almost always burn out in emotionally committed relationships. Read More
November 12, 2009
Big Think Interview With David Schnarch
A conversation with the marital therapist and author of Passionate Marriage and Intimacy and Desire. Read More
November 12, 2009
Sex and gender researcher Lisa Diamond thinks the secret is all about not being defined. Read More
November 12, 2009
Eighty percent of gay and straight women who changed sexual orientation report being attracted to both sexes. Read More
November 12, 2009
Why Lesbians Switch Sexual Identities
Lisa Diamond has undertaken a 13-year longitudinal study of gay women. The surprising trend? The overwhelming amount of fluidity and transition. Read More
November 12, 2009
Big Think Interview with Lisa Diamond
A conversation with the Professor of Psychology in Gender Studies at the University of Utah. Read More
November 12, 2009
Fits of self-loathing, the challenge of being unlovable, and the general sense that you are tripping through darkness are part and parcel of the grand confusion of life—-Jonathan Ames explains. Read More
November 11, 2009
Daily Ideafeed
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Gay Day
Wedding Ban -
A law banning gay marriage in Texas has effectively banned all marriage according to the Democratic attorney general candidate.
November 20, 2009
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Libido Boost
Female Viagra -
An anti-depressant pill is being hailed as the “female Viagra” after the drug was proven to boost women’s flagging sexual drives.
November 17, 2009
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Elite Dating
1.8m Ugly People -
A global dating service called BeautifulPeople.com has turned away 1.8m people for being “too ugly” in the two weeks since its launch.
November 12, 2009
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Guilty Nowak
Astronaut Attack -
Former astronaut Lisa Nowak pleaded guilty to burglary and misdemeanor battery in an attack against a love rival.
November 11, 2009
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Protection
Crabby Deal -
Scientists have discovered that female fiddler crabs trade sex with their male neighbours in exchange for protection from intruders.
November 5, 2009
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Pregnant Dad
Seahorse Sex -
The bizarre mating rituals of sea horses are fascinating – and they are the only species in which the male becomes pregnant.
November 2, 2009
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Somalia
Man of 112 Weds Teen -
An aged Somalian man has made a 17-year-old his sixth wife after a huge wedding celebration with hundreds of guests.
October 29, 2009
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Artificial Babies
Sidelining Parents -
Sex could be ruled out of baby making if new artificial egg and sperm technology takes off.
October 29, 2009