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Your Sex Toy Might Be Spying on You

October 27, 2021October 27, 2021 - by Jessica Duffin Wolfe

As more people reach for “smart” bedroom devices, experts worry about flawed security

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Sex Ed: Beyond the Classroom

How One Podcaster Got Us Talking about Sex

December 5, 2018July 9, 2019 - by Katherine Laidlaw

Kaitlin Prest explores the messy intersections of relationships, intimacy, and love

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Sex Ed: Beyond the Classroom

How the Internet Changed Sex

December 5, 2018August 14, 2020 - by Anna Fitzpatrick

The digital world is hyperconnected and completely unfiltered. That’s exactly why it has become an indispensable resource

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Sex Ed: Beyond the Classroom

Teaching Teens How to Have Good Sex

December 5, 2018October 8, 2020 - by Viviane Fairbank

Many young adults accept pain as a normal part of intercourse. Why doesn’t sex ed value pleasure?

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Sex Ed: Beyond the Classroom

Sex Ed: Beyond the Classroom

December 5, 2018August 4, 2021 - by The Walrus Staff

For this special web series, The Walrus spoke with teens, parents, and educators nationwide, on what we get wrong—and right—about gender, intimacy, desire, and consent

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June 2018 / Society

The Future of Sex

June 12, 2018March 31, 2020 - by Kate Sloan

What if the key to intimacy lies with robots?

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April 2014 / Feature

The Talk

April 30, 2014October 21, 2021 - by Rachel Giese

A new sex ed program for boys asks them to explore the question of what makes a good man

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December 2004/January 2005 / Feature

The Mystery of Marriage

December 12, 2004May 4, 2020 - by Wendy Dennis

Half of modern unions end in divorce or separation. Is it just us? Or does the institution itself need to be reconsidered?

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Health / October 2004

Answers to Common Questions about Sex and Ageing

October 12, 2004May 1, 2020 - by Dr. Barbara Nichol

It’s later than you think

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