Sex & Relationships

Even though couples tend to live healthier lifestyles, they put on extra weight. A new study offers potential clues why.

Debates about the kind of sex that we should be having are focused on the issue of individual choice and sexual autonomy. We are living, it seems, in the age of consent.

Can female nudity ever be empowering?

The persistent dream of a “gay utopia” is one of the constants in gay and lesbian historical imaginings over the last 200 years. But is it real?

If mating preferences are biologically predetermined, individual sexism shouldn’t have an impact. But it does.

Sex is everywhere in Greek and Roman art.

From striking women with goat’s skin to showering them with chocolates and flowers, here is how Valentine’s Day became the holiday we know today.   

Taking stock of the impact of the 36 love questions on Valentine’s Day.

Single people have their own day to celebrate love.

Amongst other reasons, because they don’t mind planes.

While the unchecked ego might be popular at parties, it can get us into all kinds of trouble. Mark Epstein, MD combines psychotherapy and Buddhism to help people live with the self. 

These results may help us build robots that humans respond more positively to.

A new study links multiple sex partners and smoking to head and neck, or oropharyngeal, cancer.

Two classic episodes from Think Again’s origins, reunited at last.

Researchers found a “dose-dependent relationship” between marijuana use and intercourse.

Here are some tips on how to beef up your EQ.

A number of US jurisdictions are starting to keep animal abuser registries, sparking a debate.

A new organization, Thorn, has been launched to help victims of a new crime called “sexploitation” in which abusers extort victims over the publication of intimate images.

The findings have implications for both men and women.  

The research isn’t all negative.

Spontaneous talk on surprise topics. Author Claire Messud on childhood, growing up, and how we contain the things that scare us. 

Psychology professor Jean M Twenge argues that teens are suffering elevated levels of depression and loneliness, and their phones are to blame. 

Spontaneous talk on surprise topics. Biologist Richard Dawkins on speaking plainly, animal cruelty, Christopher Hitchens and so much more. 

Spontaneous talk on surprise topics. Comic Ari Shaffir talks about outrageousness in comedy, bipartisan e-rage on social media, and growing up and growing out of bad habits.

A new study shows sperm counts have dropped by 59% globally over the last 40 years.

Would your dog, cat, or other pet eat you if you died? The truth about if — and how soon — our animal friends start to see us in a different light. 

Even though there is no ramification for being rude or cold to AI, we may have a tendency to display gratitude. Why? An interview with the founder of x.ai, Dennis Mortensen. 

Unlike social media, email is especially seductive as its content is specific to you. Author Cal Newport offers tips for breaking free from this constant distraction. 

Alain De Botton talks about the danger of succumbing to “status anxiety” that leaves you caring too much how others judge your value.

Research on five million runners shows that working out with a friend pushes you harder and longer.