OKCupid’s New Blind Date App Aims to Find You Love (Or Random Sex) on the Fly

It’s 3PM on a Tuesday, and your friend bails on dinner. What are you going to do? Try this: Fire up OKCupid’s new app, CrazyBlindDate, and make yourself some romantical plans for the evening. Maybe you’ll find love. Maybe you’ll get laid. Maybe you’ll meet an insane person. Adventure! The app, which launches today in Android and iOS flavors, aims to be your go-to-source for last-minute-love. More »

John McAfee: "The More Ugly The Woman, The Better The Sex"

Back from Belize, crazy-man extraordinaire John McAfee has settled down in Portland for the time being. And, of course, he’s still giving some characteristically insane interviews. Before he’s asserted that if he’s going to do drugs, they’re going to be good ones. Now, in an interview with Willamette Week, he’s extolling the virtues of sex with “ugly women.” In a conversation about money, no less. More »

The Science of Being in the Friend Zone

It’s every nice guy’s fear when it comes to a girl that they really like: being put in the friend zone. That invisible walled off space is impossible to break. The alcatraz jail cell of a potential relationship. Once you’re in there, all you’ll hear about is her love life, her sex life, her boyfriends, her one night stands, etc. But you’ll never hear about her and you. It’s rough! But what’s the science behind it? More »

You Started Life as a Girl

Gentlemen, brace yourselves: once upon a time, you were a girl. Strictly speaking, when you were just an overgrown ball of cells in the womb you were female—but fortunately a few things happened along the way to ensure you were all man by birth. More »

Today at 8:52 PM Is Your Best Chance to Find an Online Date

Researchers say that if you want to land a date online this year, your best chance will be tonight at 8:52 PM. Why 8:52 PM? Because the combination of going back to work and New Year’s resolutions will make millions of people sign onto their Internet dating sites looking for a date. The more people online, the better your chances. You have less than an hour to find someone! Go! More »

Fancy Dissolving Condoms Are the Future of Female Birth Control

Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a discreet condom that does double duty for women’s reproductive health subtly—it prevents pregnancy and protects against sexually transmitted diseases by dissolving inside of the body and releasing preventative drugs after use. Who can argue with that? More »

Can Viagra Make You A Better Athlete?

The idea that Viagra helps out athletes has been around for years now, but is there a scientific consensus on it? More »

Do You Have Any Questions About Sex? Famed Sexologist Dr. Debby Herbenick Will Answer Them

This December, famous sexologist and Gizmodo friend Dr. Debby Herbenick—author of Sex Made Easy and Because It Feels Good: A Woman’s Guide to Sexual Pleasure and Satisfaction—will answer your sex questions. Every day, Dr. Herbenick will pick a question and give you a solid, scientific answer. More »

Yes, You’re Allowed to Check Your Phone During Sex

Humans are never going to stop touching each other naked, and we’re almost certainly never going to stop touching our phones. If anything, the latter is eclipsing the former. But can you do both at once? Forget what you’ve heard. Yes you can. More »

Hardcore Gifts for Sex Addicts

Sex. Hot, naked, sexy sex. While most of us enjoy it, maybe you know someone who enjoys it just a liiittle too much. Maybe it’s all they talk about. It’s certainly all they think about. This year, give your freaky friends what they really want. More »