I recently spoke to Jennifer Swann at MEL Magazine about a number of things, namely the use of genitalia referents in porn. Our correspondence did not make the piece, though many of the relevant themes did! You can read Jennifer’s piece on MEL here — “Porn Stars Are Trying to
Why do some men prefer porn to sex?
I recently spoke to Bobby Box at Elite Daily about a burning question he had — Why do some men prefer porn to sex? I did my best to try and answer it. Check out our full correspondence below! — BB: Why do some men prefer porn to sex? DrCT: Well, there
Salacious Math – Solving Sex-Related Math Questions
How many Eiffel Towers would it take to fuck the world for 72 hours? These and other salacious math questions are keeping Reddit’s amateur mathematicians up at night. I recently spoke to Gareth May about something fascinating and brilliant — what he calls “salacious math.” Found on the sub-Reddit theydidthemath — a forum for
“Taboo by Context” – Mindbrowse Discussion at #XBIZ2017
I am honored to once again be moderating a Sssh.com Mindbrowse discussion, this one to be held next week at XBIZ 2017. I also as per usual co-organized the event, which is always exciting in terms of who will be speaking. Copied below is a bit of press about the
Sex Toy Data Collection (commentary on Wareable)
Earlier this year, there was a lawsuit filed against wearable sex toy WeVibe’s parent company Standard Innovations for accruing device usage information without consent from users. Unauthorized sex toy data collection — yikes. The Internet of Dongs Initiative is a group of security researchers that believe “People should be able to enjoy their
A Global Orgasm for Peace?
Can orgasms really deliver world peace? Can a global orgasm for peace have some form of positive impact on humanity? Well, today is World Orgasm For Peace Day — and many people seem to think “yes!” According to Telegraph Men, the annual day, now in its eighth year, is the brainchild of
Sexy Siri & Robo Sex (commentary on Telegraph UK)
Robo sex? Sexy Siri? I recently talked to writer Gareth May about the idea, the process, and the *reality* of having intimate encounters with actualized robotics, smart phones, and the like. Gareth asks in his lede: How would you feel if you walked in on your flatmate pouring his iPhone a
The World Series of Masturbation (commentary on Vocativ)
I recently had to weigh in on something I know almost nothing about — baseball. Except that it was baseball in conjunction with masturbation practices and porn consumption, so I was fine! Allee Manning of Vocativ recently contacted me with a quick and dirty query: Currently working on a quick
Webcam Models’ Presidential Picks & Political Concerns
I am in the middle of combing through mountains of data re new work I’m doing exploring webcam models’ workplace experiences. With the support of YNOT media group, I designed a 45-point survey getting at various aspects of what it’s like to cam in 2016. Over 400 currently active models
There’s nothing “usual” about Prop 60 (commentary for MarketWatch)
I recently corresponded with Kari Paul, a writer/reporter for Marketwatch, re California ballot measure Prop 60 — Hopefully by now you know that’s for the statewide mandate of condoms in porn. You can read Kari’s write up right here — “This ballot measure could upend the $10 billion porn industry”