Artificial intelligence technologies are changing how users experience intimate romantic and sexual connections. These technologies bring many positive benefits, but there is a dark side.
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Articles on Intimacy
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Relationship anarchists argue that we should relate to one another as equals and accept that intimacy can take many forms.
Words have power, and what vocabulary you have at your disposal to describe your relationships with other people can shape what directions those relationships can take.
Haigh’s ghostly, dream-like setting offers a powerful remedy for an ageing generation of gay men coming to terms with the grief that pervaded their young lives.
Dealing with climate change requires us to address not just our carbon emissions but also the disconnection with ourselves and our planet which fuels ecological destruction.
Wanning Sun spent nearly a decade talking to migrant workers at the Apple factory in China’s Shenzhen about their intimate lives – and how their relationships are affected by inequality.
Before colonialism black South Africans viewed sex and morality very differently than today.
Love and intimacy are valuable for wellbeing at every age. But for older people, especially those in aged care, intimacy can be complicated. Carol Lefevre explores, through real life and fiction.
Often described as a sign of progressivism and gender equality, they’re neither.
As space exploration takes off, it will become increasingly important to study and understand sex, intimacy, desire and pleasure off-Earth.
Lack of human touch can lead to greater stress, anxiety and loneliness – and that is what made the social distancing during the pandemic so hard for many.
Spurred by the impetus of the #MeToo movement, South Africa’s is the latest film and TV industry to introduce intimacy protocols to guide how intimate scenes are conceived and executed.
Public health measures have affected dating during the pandemic. This could be an opportunity for people to learn more about their intimate desires to develop deeper connections with others.
Sexual negotiation can be a difficult process. It’s about reading body language as well as verbal cues, and respecting the wants and needs of your partner. Schools need to teach it early and often.
Romantic relationships are complex, but a foundation of friendship can help couples overcome their issues.
Vaginismus is one of the leading causes of painful sex. Many people haven’t even heard of it, but vaginismus is extremely common and it can have a huge impact on women, their partners and relationships.
The coronavirus pandemic affected many aspects of everyday life — including our sex lives. But erotic technologies are gaining wider acceptance as we look for ways to fulfill our desires for intimacy.
Forty years since Fame showed the vulnerability of performing arts students, we can still do more to protect them. As we resume physical contact, we can use performance to renegotiate safe intimacy.
Using cannabis may help reduce harms associated with chemsex, and provide a safer alternative for sexual and gender minority men to find intimacy and pleasure.
While online sex may not be a substitute for intimacy and touch, research shows there are many benefits. Technology can make sex more creative, for instance, and help people explore fantasies.
Top contributors
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Research Fellow, Kinsey Institute, Indiana University
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PhD Candidate, Psychology of Human Sexuality, Erotic Technology & Space Sexology, Concordia University
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Chercheur affilié à l'Observatoire international sur les impacts sociétaux de l’intelligence artificielle et du numérique (OBVIA), Université Laval
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PhD Student in Human Development, Learning and Culture, University of British Columbia
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Associate Professor of Philosophy and Fellow of the University of Tennessee Humanities Center (UTHC), Tulane University
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Emeritus Professor, Film and Media Studies in English, Arizona State University
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Adjunct Professor and Post Doctoral Fellow, Faculty of Health Sciences
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Associate Professor in Film and Visual Culture, Nottingham Trent University
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PhD candidate in psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
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Assistant Professor in Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University
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Associate Professor and Principal Research Fellow, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University
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Professor of Communication, University of Arizona
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Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia
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Professor of History, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Media and Cultural Studies, University of Technology Sydney
