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NCBI ROFL: Probably the most horrifying scientific lecture ever.

How (not) to communicate new scientific information: a memoir of the famous brindley lecture

“In 1983, at the Urodynamics Society meeting in Las Vegas, Professor G.S. Brindley first announced to the world his experiments on self-injection with papaverine to induce a penile erection. This was the first time that an effective medical therapy for erectile dysfunction (ED) was described, and was a historic development in the management of ED. The way in which this information was first reported was completely unique and memorable, and provides an interesting context for the development of therapies for ED. I was present at this extraordinary lecture, and the details are worth sharing. Although this lecture was given more than 20 years ago, the details have remained fresh in my mind, for reasons which will become obvious.

The lecture, which had an innocuous title along the lines of ‘Vaso-active therapy for erectile dysfunction’ was scheduled as an evening lecture of the Urodynamics Society in the hotel in which I was staying. I was a senior resident, hungry for knowledge, and at the AUA I went to every lecture that I could. About 15 min before the lecture I took the elevator to go to the lecture hall, and on the next floor a slight, elderly looking and bespectacled man, wearing a blue track suit and carrying a small cigar box, entered the elevator. He appeared quite nervous, and shuffled back and forth. He opened the box in the elevator, which became crowded, and started examining and ruffling through the 35 mm slides of micrographs inside. I was standing next to him, and could vaguely make out the content of the slides, which appeared to be a series of pictures of penile erection. I concluded that this was, indeed, Professor Brindley on his way to the lecture, although his dress seemed inappropriately casual. (more…)

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January 27th, 2012 by ncbi rofl in NCBI ROFL, penis friday, scientist...or perv? | 5 Comments | RSS feed | Trackback >

NCBI ROFL: The effect of women’s suggestive clothing on men’s behavior and judgment: a field study.

“Numerous studies have shown that men overestimate the sexual intent of women based on their clothing style; however, this hypothesis has not been assessed empirically in a natural setting. This small field study measured the time it took for men to approach two female confederates sitting in a tavern, one wearing suggestive clothes and one wearing more conservative clothes. (more…)

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January 24th, 2012 by ncbi rofl in duh, NCBI ROFL, scientist...or perv? | 5 Comments | RSS feed | Trackback >

NCBI ROFL: The best men are (not always) already taken: female preference for single versus attached males depends on conception risk.

“Because men of higher genetic quality tend to be poorer partners and parents than men of lower genetic quality, women may profit from securing a stable investment from the latter, while obtaining good genes via extrapair mating with the former. Only if conception occurs, however, do the evolutionary benefits of such a strategy overcome its costs. Accordingly, we predicted that (a) partnered women should prefer attached men, because such men are more likely than single men to have pair-bonding qualities, and hence to be good replacement partners, and (b) this inclination should reverse when fertility rises, because attached men are less available for impromptu sex than single men. (more…)

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January 20th, 2012 by ncbi rofl in NCBI ROFL, penis friday, reinforcing stereotypes, scientist...or perv? | 5 Comments | RSS feed | Trackback >

NCBI ROFL: [Ring ring] … Hello? … Hi! Are you a lesbian?

A brief telephone interview to identify lesbian and bisexual women in random digit dialing sampling.

“Lesbian health research has most often relied on nonprobability samples that are biased and restrict generalizability. Random sampling could reduce bias, but requires development of a method for fast and reliable screening of a large number of women. We tested the feasibility of using a brief telephone interview to assess sexual attraction, behavior, and identity. (more…)

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January 17th, 2012 by ncbi rofl in feelings shmeelings, NCBI ROFL, reinforcing stereotypes, scientist...or perv? | 2 Comments | RSS feed | Trackback >

NCBI ROFL: Psychosexual study of communist era Hungarian twins.

“Our aim in this study is to describe the characteristics of sexual development in twins and estimate the role of heritability and environmental factors as causes of certain sexual disorders. Two hundred and ten adult same-sex twin pairs (92 monozygotic [MZ] female, 41 MZ male, 55 dizygotic [DZ] female and 22 DZ male pairs) were involved in the study. Data were collected in 1982 by self-administered questionnaires that included items on sexual maturation, sexual life, contraception, mutual sexual activity within twin pairs and alcohol use. (more…)

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December 23rd, 2011 by ncbi rofl in NCBI ROFL, penis friday, ridiculous titles, scientist...or perv? | 1 Comment | RSS feed | Trackback >

NCBI ROFL: If I’m not hot, are you hot or not? Physical attractiveness evaluations and dating preferences as a function of one’s own attractiveness.

“Prior research has established that people’s own physical attractiveness affects their selection of romantic partners. This article provides further support for this effect and also examines a different, yet related, question: When less attractive people accept less attractive dates, do they persuade themselves that the people they choose to date are more physically attractive than others perceive them to be? (more…)

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December 16th, 2011 by ncbi rofl in NCBI ROFL, penis friday, ridiculous titles, scientist...or perv?, teh interwebs | 1 Comment | RSS feed | Trackback >

NCBI ROFL: Squirting vs. gushing.

New Insights from One Case of Female Ejaculation.

“Introduction.  Although there are historical records showing its existence for over 2,000 years, the so-called female ejaculation is still a controversial phenomenon. A shared paradigm has been created that includes any fluid expulsion during sexual activities with the name of “female ejaculation.” Aim.  To demonstrate that the “real” female ejaculation and the “squirting or gushing” are two different phenomena. (more…)

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November 25th, 2011 by ncbi rofl in NCBI ROFL, penis friday, scientist...or perv? | No comments | RSS feed | Trackback >

NCBI ROFL: “the origin of penile intervention for decorative purposes is lost in time.”

Phallic Decoration in Paleolithic Art: Genital Scarification, Piercing and Tattoos

“Purpose: The primitive anthropological meaning of genital ornamentation is not clearly defined and the origin of penile intervention for decorative purposes is lost in time. Corporeal decoration was practiced in the Upper Paleolithic period. We discuss the existing evidence on the practice of phallic piercing, scarring and tattooing in prehistory. Materials and Methods: We studied the archaeological and artistic evidence regarding explicit genital male representations in portable art made in Europe approximately 38,000 to 11,000 years ago with special emphasis on decorations suggesting genital ornamentation. (more…)

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November 18th, 2011 by ncbi rofl in analysis taken too far, NCBI ROFL, penis friday, scientist...or perv? | No comments | RSS feed | Trackback >

NCBI ROFL: Women’s negotiation of cunnilingus in college hookups and relationships.

“Using in-depth interviews with 43 college women who were, on average, 21 years old (SD = 0.79), the authors explored women’s attitudes toward and experiences of cunnilingus. The authors found that cunnilingus posed interactional challenges for women, but that these varied by relationship context. Drawing on scripting theory, the authors argue that the sexual scripts available to contemporary American college students assume cunnilingus in relationships, but not in hookups, where the incorporation of the practice is more contested. (more…)

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November 9th, 2011 by ncbi rofl in eat me, NCBI ROFL, scientist...or perv? | 3 Comments | RSS feed | Trackback >

NCBI ROFL: Salivary testosterone levels in men at a U.S. sex club.

“Vertebrate males commonly experience elevations in testosterone levels in response to sexual stimuli, such as presentation of a novel mating partner. Some previous human studies have shown that watching erotic movies increases testosterone levels in males although studies measuring testosterone changes during actual sexual intercourse or masturbation have yielded mixed results. Small sample sizes, “unnatural” lab-based settings, and invasive techniques may help account for mixed human findings. Here, we investigated salivary testosterone levels in men watching (n = 26) versus participating (n = 18) in sexual activity at a large U.S. sex club. (more…)

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November 4th, 2011 by ncbi rofl in duh, NCBI ROFL, penis friday, reinforcing stereotypes, scientist...or perv? | 1 Comment | RSS feed | Trackback >

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