116 - It's Sexual Health Awareness Month!

Skeptic:  The Clever Hans and Ideomotor Effects

Environment:  Micro Plastics in Penises

Wildlife:  Sea Lions Helping Science

Article:  The Secret to Better Sex? Have it With Yourself

Positive:  Getting Rid of Genetic Blindnes in Dogs

References:

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Clever-Hans

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3921203/

https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clever_Hans#:~:text=It%20is%20used%20in%20psychology,animals'%20intelligence%20or%20human%20intelligence.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ideomotor_phenomenon#:~:text=The%20ideomotor%20phenomenon%20is%20a,in%20hypnosis%20and%20psychological%20research.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5858027/

https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Ideomotor_effect

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/microplastic-found-in-penis-infertility-sperm-count-erectile-dysfunction#:~:text=Now%2C%20new%20research%20published%20in,25%2C000th%20of%20an%20inch).

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2024/06/27/microplastics-penis-study/74222430007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/19/microplastic-discovery-in-penises-raises-erectile-dysfunction-questions

https://www.deccanherald.com/environment/wildlife/move-over-robots-sea-lions-with-cameras-can-map-the-ocean-floor-3142111#:~:text=Scientists%20usually%20map%20parts%20of,can%20be%20challenging%20and%20expensive.&text=Scientists%20use%20Sea%20Lions%20With%20Cameras%20Can%20Map%20the%20Ocean%20Floor.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02546-8

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/07/australia-sea-lions-cameras-ocean-floor

https://www.vox.com/even-better/23854229/better-sex-masturbation-benefits-solo-pleasure