Understanding where teens learn about sex and how that influences them can help us find ways to encourage healthy sexual behaviors, such as using condoms and birth control.
Many men are not actually aroused when they wake up erect.
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Research shows that many young Australians are not aware of appropriate boundaries in relationships. It’s important that children are informed by research rather than rhetoric.
An old problem with a digital twist.
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Sugar and saturated fat aren’t ‘evil’ and kale and avocado aren’t ‘good’.
Men might think about sex more often than women, but they also think more about food and sleep, which probably means they’re just more needs-based in general.
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How new species are created is at the core of the theory of evolution. Mammals may be a good example of how sex chromosome change drove major groups apart.
Students walk in the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) campus in Los Angeles, September 18, 2009.
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The growing trend for ads to attract media attention for being outrageous or offensive has led to a conflation of sex and sexism that is doing great harm.
The new normal?
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A human development researcher decided to find out if people who are anxious about dating or about what their partner thinks of them are more likely to sext.
Losing weight is hard enough to do without myths interfering in the process. Information based on evidence, not legend, is important. Doctors aren’t enough. Friends, family, media need to be on board.
Bissu, or transgender priests, are one of five genders recognized by the Bugis.
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Professor of Media and Communication and Associate Investigator, ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making + Society, Swinburne University of Technology