…they wear big socks. No, really, you KNOW what they say about guys with big feet. Everyone learned some time in middle school that guys with big feet were supposed to have big penises. This is related to the idea that longer, or bigger, penises are associated with increased masculinity or better abilities in the […]
Sometimes Sci has a wonderful week in which she is completely inundated with fabulous possibilities for Friday Weird Science. Such a week was this one. There is SO MUCH CRAZY SCIENCE OUT THERE YOU GUYS. So first I was going to do one paper, and then another, and then a third, and finally Mary Roach […]
After all, what is more festive than candy striped underwear, right? Well, HERE is how to create your own, entirely without the trouble of dyeing, or going out and buying the stuff. All you need is white underwear, and a LOT of these: (Source) Cilliers and de Beer. “The case of the red lingerie – […]
You know you’ve blogged too much when you have to search yourself to check whether you’ve written something up before. I cannot BELIEVE I haven’t done this one yet! I always wonder about laboratories that study orgasm and human sexual behavior. Do people stand around looking all official at lab meetings and talk with very […]
Today’s post comes to you courtesy of Denim and Tweed, where Jeremy brought up this question, and cited his works very well! And after I saw all that stuff on clitorises, I had cover it myself. 🙂 Poor female orgasm. It’s always been up for debate. From issues over the G Spot to issues of […]
So I tried to get access to this paper when everyone ELSE had access to the press release, because I totally wanted it, but Sci doesn’t get press releases (I did try to get press releases, but one publishing group cited what I feel is a totally justified potential conflict of interest due to Sci […]
Hello and welcome to this month’s CARNAL CARNIVAL! The carnival full of the things you are REALLY curious about. This month’s topic? The ORGASM of course! As you might imagine, orgasm has never been an unpopular subject. And as you’ll see from the links below, it inspires people to some REALLY HYSTERICAL turns of phrase. […]
So apparently, everyone is getting all hot n bothered over the fact that, at SfN, they are going to do a video of women stimulating themselves to orgasm…in an fMRI. Of their BRAINS, obviously. Please, this conference is not NSFW! 🙂 Sci is very excited to see the videos (heh, heh…) but moreso to see […]
Sci will admit that I often have a hard time with euphemisms. Particularly euphemisms about That Time of the Month. Your period. Your menstrual cycle. Your…red devil? Anyway, I never get the euphemisms. I don’t know why, but when people say things like “my aunt came to visit while I was wearing white pants!”, my […]
MWAH HA HA HA!!! I’m always a little disappointed when Halloween falls on such a prosaic night as a Sunday night. Also, in this new, urban environment, I’ll admit I don’t have the first idea of how to handle trick or treaters. So you are getting Halloween TODAY! Here, Sci got you candy! (The full […]