A sex special
A themed trawl of our archives.
28 November 2014
We have taken a look through our back pages to pick out considerations of sex.
Orgasm (one of our most viewed articles of all time)
Our editor visits the Institute of Sexology at the Wellcome Collection
'The true essence of BDSM is radical open communication'
In the heat of the moment: Jon Sutton interviews Andrea Burri
Looking back: Sex in psychological warfare
The godfather of the sexual revolution
Freud, the libido and oxytocin
On Freud's Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality
Freud and penis envy - a failure of courage?
Eye on Fiction: The Story of O
Sabina Spielrein: Historical sex object, or undiscovered genius?
'Issues around sex and young people are changing' - Roberta Babb
and, on the Research Digest…
The first ever study of synaesthetic sex
'We innovate now': sexual lives following lower limb amputation
Developing the Faking Orgasm Scale
Attraction to opposite sex friends is common and burdensome
Sex doesn't sell, and US college students value self-esteem boosts more. Altruistic people have more sex, and higher trait conscientiousness may be a good thing for your partner.
The dissatisfaction of having a sexual advance rejected lasts longer than the pleasure of having it accepted.
People with a keener sense of smell find sex more pleasant. Don't forget the pillow talk; and watch out for post-coital dysphoria. Finally, remember, sex today increases the meaning of life tomorrow!
We're bound to have missed loads, so do explore the whole archive.
