Amazing Worlds Within Our World

Extreme close-ups by photographer Pyanek reveal an entirely knew world that’s been right under our noses the whole time. Taking everyday objects and items, from apple stalks, book pages and even a ball point pen these macro shots reveal the tiny details and imperfections of items that otherwise look perfect. […]

AAA: Accessibility, Affordability and Anonymity

The late researcher Dr Al Cooper called cybersex the “crack cocaine of sexual compulsivity”, and found the web could lure and trap people, even to the degree where they needed intensive therapy to free themselves of their addiction to internet sex. The temptation of interacting with people online, combined with the lure of feeling desired, […]

The strangeness of so-called ‘social’ media…

I was asked recently by a friend why I no longer use Facebook. Many thousands of so-called ‘friends’ who ever engaged on any worthwhile level, people who never had anything to say worth reading and, quite frankly, I never fell under Zuckerberg’s spell. My private information is mine, not his.

Had to post this today on […]

The History of Pornography No More Prudish Than the Present

Pornography is often portrayed as one of the ills of today’s society, evidence of modern moral decay brought to you by video cameras and broadband access.

As it turns out, modern times have got nothing on the past. Pornography existed long before video or even photography, and many researchers think […]

Mirrors…

In a study titled “Reversed Facial Images and the Mere-Exposure Hypothesis,” psychologists Theodore H. Mita, Marshall Dermer and Jeffrey Knight demonstrate that “individuals will prefer a facial photograph that corresponds to their mirror image rather than to their true image.” But what’s really interesting about the study is its exploration of why we […]

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