By JOHN TIERNEY
Scholars in antiquity began counting the ways that humans have sex, but they weren’t so diligent in cataloging the reasons humans wanted to get into all those positions. Darwin and his successors offered a few explanations of mating strategies — to find better genes, to gain status and resources — but they neglected [...]
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University of Florida: Breast Implants Increase Self Esteem
Posted in breast implants, breasts, science on Mar 24th, 2007
Apparently, implants don’t just increase booby acreage anymore — they’re also instrumental in increasing self-esteem, according to a University of Florida study.
WebMd.com reports:
Cynthia Figueroa-Haas, PhD, clinical assistant professor at the University of Florida College of Nursing, advertised for volunteers in the offices of cosmetic plastic surgeons. Eighty-four women completed questionnaires on self-esteem and sexuality before [...]
Could the masochism-as-therapy premise in 2003’s Secretary have a scientific basis?
It’s possible, according to a group of Russian scientists who claim that “methods of painful impact” could have a positive effect on mood:
Russian scientists from the city of Novosibirsk, Siberia, made a sensational report at the international conference devoted to new methods of treatment and [...]