Can affective neuroscience theory actually make our pleasures more pleasurable? At first glance, it seems like an obvious hypothesis—“core emotions can also influence sexual function and, specifically, that imbalances in core emotions are the bridge connecting psychiatric symptoms (eg, anhedonia) to sexual dysfunction (eg, anorgasmia)”—but mental health researchers from Stanford University, the Palo Alto Veterans Health Care System, Rutgers University, and the University of Padova hav...| Future of Sex
The future of adult entertainment might be more psychological, less technological From precisely directed streams of high-pressure air, hydrogel gloves lined with electrotactile pads, and what’s basically a full body version to directly stimulating our hands all the way to our brains, the researchers—not to mention the sextech industry—have been pursuing the holy grail of haptic virtual reality for decades. But what if our minds are actually responsible for our experiences of lifelike t...| Future of Sex
An informative, entertaining, and thought-provoking look at artificial companions Initially screened at the One World International Human Rights Film Festival in Prague before winning the Best Feature Doc at the Philip K Dick Film Fest in NYC—and featured at this year’s annual Love and Sex with Robots Conference—Jimmy Mehiel’s “Sex Robot Madness” is a remarkably thorough examination of their fascinating history, ongoing controversies, and how artificial companions might either pro...| Future of Sex
Never forget that our memories, whether natural or artificial, hold us together I never knew Steve was so ‘substantial.’ But then again, how could I have when all our flirting had been circling-the-airport banter and sideways glances through the half-decade we had known one another. Maybe now that he and his self-titled “Meeky-Geeky Quad” had finished the grand experiment, we’d get time to explore our attraction. That is if I could rise from my swishy stupor sitting across from him,...| Future of Sex
Future of Sex reviews disturbing legislation that would essentially outlaw sexual expression and health-related information| Future of Sex
Future of Sex looks at how artificial intelligences are reshaping China's dating scene| Future of Sex
How digital delights, virtual ecstasies, cybernetic pleasures, and more could soon turn us on In part one we looked at the hardware side of things—from groundbreaking haptic suits to the possibility of one day using sound to give holograms a sense of reality—and then a wish list for developers to consider. But where we are seeing some truly amazing sexual technology breakthroughs is in the less, shall we say, substantial world of software. You know when the floodgates have really opened ...| Future of Sex
Future of Sex checks out an exciting new process which could usher in a new era of fully-immersive virtual reality adult entertainment| Future of Sex
Future of Sex looks at if AI might someday replace flesh-and-blood erotica writers| Future of Sex
Future of Sex is proud to feature a new speculative erotic tale of giving, sharing, and flourishing love| Future of Sex
Future of Sex is the world's leading publication on how technology is changing human sexuality, including remote sex, sex robots, VR, AI, augmentation, and more.| Future of Sex
Future of sex peers behind the supernatural curtain to see what it might mean for sexual technologies in the decades to come| Future of Sex
Future of Sex outlines how to plan and host a gathering of humans and their synthetic companions| Future of Sex
Future of Sex is the world's leading publication on how technology is changing human sexuality, including remote sex, sex robots, VR, AI, augmentation, and more.| Future of Sex
Future of Sex is the world's leading publication on how technology is changing human sexuality, including remote sex, sex robots, VR, AI, augmentation, and more.| Future of Sex
Future of Sex is the world's leading publication on how technology is changing human sexuality, including remote sex, sex robots, VR, AI, augmentation, and more.| Future of Sex
The latest news on major companies in the sex tech industry and updates on the hottest innovations in sexual technology.| Future of Sex
Future of Sex pens an open letter calling on sexbot makers to expand their - and our - sexual horizons| Future of Sex
Future of Sex reports on the development of new but non-sexual artificial companions| Future of Sex
Future of Sex reviews the negative impacts erotic chatbots have on the environment - and what, if anything, can be done to make them greener| Future of Sex
Future of Sex weighs whether or not sex-related online retailers and platforms are doing everything they can to ensure their users' personal info remains secure| Future of Sex
Future of Sex looks at what seems to be behind the current crackdown on adult video games - and what, if anything, can be done to save the industry| Future of Sex
Future of Sex checks out a bevy of ultra-high-tech designers giving us entirely new and sexy ways to turn heads - and everyone on| Future of Sex
Future of Sex looks at the emotional and sexual problems digital companions will need to overcome in order to truly serve their partners well| Future of Sex
Future of Sex weighs the possibility that VR content might someday be preferable to "real" life| Future of Sex
Future of Sex looks at what's behind so many laid-off tech experts finding new jobs in the adult entertainment industry| Future of Sex
Future of Sex is the world's leading publication on how technology is changing human sexuality, including remote sex, sex robots, VR, AI, augmentation, and more| Future of Sex
Future of Sex reviews some science fiction movies and novels that speculated what sex might be like in the far future of the present| Future of Sex
Future of Sex checks out the exciting possibility that someday we'll be able to document and rewatch our sexual dreams| Future of Sex
Future of Sex advocates for AI developers to start putting human rights and sexual progressiveness over profit| Future of Sex
Future of Sex postulates what we might need in order to create a world full of pleasurable possibilities - and love| Future of Sex
Future of Sex speculates on how uniquely designed artificial playmates may soon become easier and more affordable to produce| Future of Sex
Future of Sex investigates how unregulated AI systems are imperiling our personal liberties, as well as the world we all inhabit| Future of Sex
Future of Sex speculates about what it may take for virtual reality to become more accessible and sexually immersive| Future of Sex
Future of Sex examines why the pleasure tech industry could be facing hard times - and why it might be better for it| Future of Sex
Future of Sex checks out what might happen when AI developers can no longer "look under the hood" of our erotic chatbot companions| Future of Sex
Future of Sex explores how augmented reality glasses combined with AI might take reading erotic stories and books to the next level| Future of Sex
Future of Sex reviews a survey finding sextoy usage may provide many relationship benefits| Future of Sex
Future of Sex ponders what dating and relationships will be like in the years ahead - especially when one or more of our partners might be virtual| Future of Sex