In an eternal quest for an NC-17 rating, this blog is proud to present:
Mary Roach at TED-2009: 10 Things You Didn't Know About Orgasm.
Here's the web page for her book Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex.
Noise to Signal: Relationship Status (cartoon).
Careers I didn't even know existed: Lactation Consultant. [Update: Several commenters have objected to this link being characterized as NSFW. I agree; it doesn't belong in this list. Sorry about this sloppiness.]
MIT's The Tech: Sex@MIT. Money quote: "Compared to national numbers for college-age students from the Centers for Disease Control, MIT students are having less much sex than their peers — but significantly more than no sex."
Since you never gave birth to a baby outside of India :).
ReplyDeleteIt is very common to have professional support staff in the hospital including lactation consulatant for a new mother after the birth of baby. Baby brings whole lots of unknown issues for a new mother and breastfeeding is one of them.
It is also common to have a parent support network to deal with the issues one has with small kids where parents can exchnage ideas, frustation and problems associated while raising kids. These are supporting community where other parents can give their opinions on any child related issues. For readers, If you are in USA, look for such community in your neighbourhood (simple lead could come from local public library). Most probably there exist one around you. These can be of great support specially if you are new to the country/city and have small kids.
Great video! It was not clear to me why the stimulation of the cadaver would count as orgasm, especially after the story of the woman who could do it by thinking.
ReplyDeleteThe story of spinal cord injury patients developing sensitive areas above the injury is quite interesting. Reminds me of the work on Sensory Substitution (by Bach-y-Rita and others), where electrodes that stimulate the skin based on input from two cameras allowed blind people to "see" using the touch modality.
Agree with the above poster on lactation consultants. I also think that it is a profession with great future in India -- because traditional knowledge has all but disapeared, and what is known in the West is not yet practiced.
a good LC is a lifesaver -- should be standard practice and not nsfw at all!
ReplyDeleteKeeping up with the theme of this post, here's a different Fibonacci: http://i.imgur.com/s32Pg.jpg
ReplyDeleteAgree about LCs -- it's a sad comment on the situation in India that a generally well-informed person like you didn't know such things exist (and they do, even in India: it's just not standard practice).
ReplyDeleteps - even sadder if you think breastfeeding is a NSFW topic.
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ReplyDeleteUncle Abi: I am absolutely convinced that whether I live or not once I get to the outside world depends on whether the monsters can acquire a good LC. It is sad that you consider saving my life NSFW.
Oops! I apologize for my sloppiness. When I read that NYTimes article, there was something in it that sounded NSFW to me. Going back to it now, I'm not sure what it was; I think it was the title: "Breast Whisperer," but I'm not sure now.
ReplyDeleteAnd, no, I really had no idea at all about LCs -- my initial reaction was one of astonishment at the degree of specialization this career represents. Thank you all for educating me on LCs' ubiquity (at least in the US) and their potentially life-saving role.
I see another Roach book, titled, surprise, surprise, "Suck".
ReplyDeleteHonestly my women friends in India just remain mum and seethe at their maamis and athais commenting/tut tuting on their milk supply etc. without actually helping one bit.
ReplyDeleteA good LC helped my son to latch after a short stint in the NICU.
Many thanks for the link to my cartoon - I'm glad you liked it!
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