The Future of Intimacy
Read entries from Dr. Brandon's popular Psychology Today blog – The Future of Intimacy – focused on straight talk about sex.
February 7, 2025
February 7, 2025
As technology quietly reshapes the landscape of human intimacy, we seem reluctant to confront its impact on the future of humanity.
January 21, 2025
January 21, 2025
Sex tech is poised to meet sexual and emotional needs without the added complexity of human relationships.
December 8, 2024
December 8, 2024
As we increasingly embrace and idealize convenience, ease, and precision, will our humanity become our liability rather than our strength?
November 4, 2024
November 4, 2024
Our neuroplastic brains rewire from experience — what will that mean for our desires as we have increasing exposure to sexualized artificial intelligence?
September 18, 2024
September 18, 2024
It's time we have more dialogue about the myriad of ways advancing technology augmented with AI increasingly impacts intimacy.
August 1, 2024
August 1, 2024
Advances in sex tech pose a challenge for modern intimacy and complicate the very definition of infidelity.
July 9, 2024
July 9, 2024
AI may shine not because we reject human professionals but because of unparalleled ease and convenience.
June 26, 2024
June 26, 2024
Fascinating research reveals that chatbots already have the capacity to impact our lives in profound and intimate ways.
June 19, 2024
June 19, 2024
Artificial sex partners will expect nothing of us. Will this promote narcissism at the expense of self-growth?