Kelly Bourdet
Future Sex: Why Do We Blame the Victims of Sexual Harassment?
Many of us like to think that we’ll stand strong and act decisively during a crisis, but until we’re put in one, it’s impossible to know we’ll react.
Science Says Men and Women Can't Be (Just) Friends
The "When Harry Met Sally" effect is alive and well.
Is Adderall the Best Solution for Our Nation's Failing Schools?
One doctor's controversial stance on Adderall prescription.
Our Skepticism of the Future Comes In Waves: Margaret Atwood at "Utopia/Dystopia"
On Friday, the New Yorker festival hosted “Utopia/Dystopia," a panel discussion moderated by Daniel Zalewski, with fiction writers George Saunders, Jennifer Egan, and Margaret Atwood, who was the undisputed star.
Future Sex: What We Talk About When We Talk About Love Addiction
In this cultural moment, it can seem like each week brings a new type of addiction to the forefront of media attention, usually in the form of a celebrity “endorsement.” It wasn’t so long ago that David Duchovny and Tiger Woods claimed to be sex...
Future Sex: The Rise of Drug Resistant Gonorrhea
This week the _New Yorker_ has published an "in-depth account of the rise of an antibiotic resistant strain on gonorrhea":http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/10/01/121001fa_fact_groopman. How terrified should we be?
How Big Pharma Created a Generation of Oxyconteens in the US
Now that Purdue Pharma, the creator of OxyContin, is set to begin testing the effects of OC on children—an effort to procure a six-month patent extension for their drug—I wanted to look back on Big Pharma hooking a generation of Americans on legal...
How Big Pharma Hooked America on Legal Heroin
Frank Morris was only 23 when he ended up in drug rehab. But he was already a full-blown junkie, smoking crack on the streets of San Francisco, and nearly losing his left arm after accidentally pumping a full shot into his artery.
Future Sex Live: Submit Your Sexts for Sexy Prizes
Next Saturday, September the 22 at 7:00 pm, I’ll be speaking on the future of sex and technology at the Et cetera festival at Public Assembly in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Future Sex: The Kinsey Institute Is Crowdsourcing Sex Research
I’m sure I’m not alone in the experience of clicking on an exciting headline outlining a new study on human sexuality, only to delve into the study’s sample and find it’s not so comprehensive. It’s sensational to read a report that 55% of people...
Future Sex: Should Sex Offenders Be Chemically Castrated?
There’s been an unexpected spike in castration-related news this week. I suppose that _any_ news would constitute a spike, but still, there’s an unprecedented two breaking news stories involving chemical castration. In South Korea, following the...