Archives for the ‘science’ Category

xkcd is going to put us out of business

By smartyboots • Oct 10th, 2008 • Category: humor, science

At least in terms of sex position guides – I mean, who needs A Complete Guide to Sexual Positions when you have the brief, yet informative, NUMERICAL guide? Eat your heart out, kama sutra.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I need to limber up for 1n(2π). It’s gonna take a while.



Is this sex test graded on the curve?

By smartyboots • Aug 5th, 2008 • Category: In the News, Trans Sexuality, science

Oh boy! It’s time for the Olympics again – I think of it as a time of gratitude. Usually I take this time to reflect on how grateful I am that San Francisco didn’t get chosen as the site for the Olympics, because I like to keep my daily commute to under three hours each [...]



heavy PET-ing

By smartyboots • Jul 2nd, 2008 • Category: Technology, science

According this recent article in Scientific American, new brain research shows that “At the moment of orgasm, women do not have any emotional feelings”. Although the SciAm article takes a broader view of it, discussing the cycle of arousal and biological basis for desire (the article is totally worth reading), I’ve seen at least five [...]



the internet ladies want your sex to be arty

By smartyboots • May 14th, 2008 • Category: science, video clips

Something old and something new in arty sex on the internet for you! It rhymes!
Firstly, I can’t believe I’m the first GV blogger to find Green Porno! Oh frabjous day! I wish I could embed one of the movies in this post, but I can’t, so you’re just going to have to go and see [...]



why porn works

By smartyboots • Apr 24th, 2008 • Category: Porn, science

Have you ever thought about why porn works? Seriously, why does seeing other people engaging in sex acts make us physically prepared to engage in sex ourselves – that is, why does it turn us on? Obviously not all porn turns on all people, and men are supposedly more responsive to it than women, but [...]



Cephalopods of Love

By smartyboots • Apr 18th, 2008 • Category: science

I dreamt about cuttlefish last night. I was up late watching an episode of Nova about cuttlefish called Kings of Camouflage, because that’s just the sort of nerd I am. Fortunately, my dreams were all about them growning spines and changing colors, and not about their unfortunate resemblance to Cthulhu, the the great old one [...]