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This is a very interesting idea - and I definitely agree that certain words and terminology absolutely affect the nature of a subject we are talking about.
With sex especially, I feel like there have been negative associations for even lon...
Alyssa Wulf, a linguist and co-founder of Real Reason, presented a provocative final plenary at the AASECT conference last week. (AASECT is a professional association of sexuality educators, counselors and therapists.)
She began by showing how we...
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April 6, 2009 from 8pm to 9pm
In our ongoing effort to empower Health Activists, WEGO Health will be hosting a “Twitter for Health Activists” webinar event this Monday, April 6th at 8PM.
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Richard Gregory, a prominent British neuropsychologist, estimates that visual perception is more than ninety percent memory and less than ten percent sensory nerve signals.
This makes a lot of sense in sexology. So much of what turns us on and tu...
From contraception to societal attitudes, sexual health covers a wide array of topics. Share the latest news and research on sexual health issues here.
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Alyssa Wulf, a linguist and co-founder of Real Reason, presented a provocative final plenary at the …
Alyssa Wulf, a linguist and co-founder of Real Reason, presented a provocative final plenary at the AASECT conference last week. (AASECT is a professional association of sexuality educators, counselors and therapists.)
She began by showing how we use conceptual metaphors to make mental shortcuts, such as describing “ideas” with references to “food”:
* Half-baked idea
* Digest information
* Chew on a thought
She then explained how she investigated why people don’t push for Comprehensive Sex Ed… Continue
She began by showing how we use conceptual metaphors to make mental shortcuts, such as describing “ideas” with references to “food”:
* Half-baked idea
* Digest information
* Chew on a thought
She then explained how she investigated why people don’t push for Comprehensive Sex Ed… Continue
Posted on May 22, 2009 at 11:03pm — 1 Comment
Seeing is Believing
Richard Gregory, a prominent British neuropsychologist, estimates that visual perception is more than ninety percent memory and less than ten percent sensory nerve signals.
This makes a lot of sense in sexology. So much of what turns us on and turns us off is not as much about what we are actually seeing — but about the feelings (memories) we associate with those things.
This is empowering — We can change our perception of sex by creating more healthy and happy memories.
David Schnarch, autho… Continue
This makes a lot of sense in sexology. So much of what turns us on and turns us off is not as much about what we are actually seeing — but about the feelings (memories) we associate with those things.
This is empowering — We can change our perception of sex by creating more healthy and happy memories.
David Schnarch, autho… Continue
Posted on April 5, 2009 at 10:54pm —
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