The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy Is a Fan of 16 and Pregnant — Are You?


Updated 04/16/11 8:29 PM · Posted by · 8 comments

16 and Pregnant Discussion Guides

If you glance at a newsstand, you know MTV's 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom are fodder for the tabloids, but do the teen-pregnancy reality shows also make good teaching material? The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy thinks so. Considering the popularity of the show, the group believes adults who work with teens should use 16 and Pregnant as a learning tool. They've Read more

5 Things You Should Know About the Female Condom


Updated 04/09/11 4:40 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Facts About the Female Condom

"Put a ring on it" is the cheeky slogan behind The Chicago Female Condom Campaign. The coalition of HIV/AIDS, reproductive justice, women's health, and gay men's health activists is working hard to raise awareness in Chicago and beyond about female condoms — a form of contraception just as effective as a male condom in preventing STIs, HIV, and pregnancy. A rep for the campaign spoke at this Read more

Was Your College Sex-Positive?


Updated 04/02/11 7:32 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

What Is SSIS at Brandeis

Most college students have an interest in sex, but each university takes its own approach to it. While Northwestern recently held a live sex demonstration for a human sexuality class, other schools forbid campus health centers from handing out birth control. At Brandeis University, the robust Student Sexuality Information Service (SSIS) resource center runs a library of erotica and sexual health Read more

Modern Ways to Teach Today's Youth About Sexual Health


Updated 04/01/11 11:50 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Modern Ways to Teach Young People About Sex

Deb Levine, the founder of Internet Sexuality Information Services (ISIS), kicked off the annual Sex::Tech conference today in San Francisco, an event dedicated to advancing sexual health of American youth. Deb unveiled the findings from ISIS's just-released white paper on how youth and young adults use technology for their sexual and reproductive health. While the teen pregnancy rate is Read more

7 Things You Should Never Say to a Pregnant Woman


Updated 05/09/12 1:20 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Things Not to Say to Pregnant Women

Here's a post from our partners at BabyCenter! Every week, we bring you the best parenting and lifestyle stories from the experts at BabyCenter, including this post from Katherine Martin about phrases that should never be uttered to a pregnant woman. Pregnancy is one of those times in life, similar to having a newborn, where almost everyone you meet will offer some kind of advice or have a Read more

Flying Cars and Other Future Tech the Movies Got Right


Updated 04/04/12 8:32 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

Flying Car Is Available

The flying car is finally here! Well, almost. Though it doesn't look like The Jetsons' floating bubble or Marty McFly's Delorean, the Terrafugia Transition is street legal and can be preordered for the low price of $279,000. That's more than a space flight aboard the Virgin Galactic, but at least you'll be able to drive it (and pilot it!) again and again. Requirements for piloting are pretty Read more

Proof That Twitter Users Are Sexier Than Facebook Users?


Updated 02/14/12 12:26 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Twitter Users Are Sexier Than Facebook Users

Now you have a reason to love Twitter just a little bit more this Valentine's Day — a new study shows that Twitter users might be sexier than Facebook users. Well, at least they think so, anyway. The study, which polled 1,000 US men and women over 18, found that 40 percent of Twitter users would call themselves sexy vs. 28 percent of Facebook users. But let's face it — it's not just all about Read more

Helpful Tips on How Not to Become a Retrosexual


Updated 04/13/11 3:20 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

What Is a Retrosexual?

There's a new term on the horizon — retrosexual. This word has nothing to do with your sexual orientation or modern men dressing like Don Draper, but it has everything to do with how often people revert back to flirting or checking up on an ex online after seemingly "moving on." Whether you're in a new relationship or not, it's hard to deny the digital power of having an ex so close to you — Read more

68 Geeky Dating Tips, Facts, and Insights to Help You Navigate 2012


Updated 01/23/12 6:35 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Best Sex, Love, and Dating Tips From 2011

Dating is hard, but these 68 dating tips, facts, and insights may make it easier to navigate. Especially helpful in the weeks leading up to Valentine's Day, these facts about where you're most likely to find a nice geek to date to how technology is affecting the way we look at relationships, get ready big year of dating wins (and fails) ahead. Read more