Since I was just mentioning nudity and inspiration, let's go a step further and talk without inhibition about science and sex. This is very serious research. And it is one of the most read BMJ article of all times (if you want to be a scientist and desire popularity with the media as well, you might consider this field of research- well, you could also post personal nude photos on your website/weblog, though that might lead to somewhat of a negative attention...). The conclusion of this short study reads:
What started as artistic and scientific curiosity has now been realised. We have shown that magnetic resonance images of the female sexual response and the male and female genitals during coitus are feasible and beautiful; that the penis during intercourse in the "missionary position" has the shape of a boomerang and not of an S as drawn by Dickinson; and that, in contrast to the findings of Masters and Johnson, there was no evidence of an increase in the volume of the uterus during sexual arousal.
(Via Wired News.)
That being said, for the more prudish among you (sic!), but in for the scientific drive, here's something on the "science of love". It turns out that the sex drive is but a first stage (lust) of the whole process (I admit I usually stop there, big danger ahead...). So all you need to manage is proper quantities of testosterone and oestrogen. Full stop. But anyway, the next two stages are attraction (adrenaline, dopamine and serotonin at work) and attachment (oxytocin and vasopressin will do), respectively. These scientists have also devised the perfect recipe for falling in love (try applying that next week, on Valentine's ):
- Find a complete stranger.
- Reveal to each other intimate details about your lives for half an hour.
- Then, stare deeply into each other’s eyes without talking for four minutes. ( I realize why it didn't work for me in most cases: 2 minutes were already too boring...)
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