I’m Dr. Lisa Dawn Hamilton. By day, I’m a sex researcher and psychology professor who teaches about sex. In this podcast I explore the things we think we know about sex by delving into the research surrounding common beliefs about sex and relationships. I want to know how we know what we know.If you are a sex geek like me or if you just want to know things, subscribe to listen to me question everything you thought you knew about sex!Sex and Relationships! What do we know? Do we know things? Let’s find out!Music and production by Jeremy Dahl at palebluedot
When you think of sex education, what springs to mind? I bet a mildly awkward class with a mildly uncomfortable teacher talking about periods, where b...
This is the 3rd episode in a 3-part series on monogamy and nonmonogamy. In this episode I will explain consensual nonmonogamy (CNM), which can be broa...
Canada and the U.S. (and many other societies) are completely obsessed with monogamy. And by obsessed, I mean, they structure their entire social and ...
One of my areas of research is monogamy and nonmonogamy. One of the questions I have been interested in since early on is how do we define monogamy? I...
Whew. It's summer. It's hot. I'm tired!Do We Know Things? is taking a break, but will be back on Aug 30 with the first episode in a 3-part series on m...
When I say the word femininity, what comes to mind? What words would you use to describe femininity? Do you think things associated with femininity ar...
You likely have heard of the Grafenberg spot, or G-spot, as it is more commonly known. The G-spot has had some pretty good PR since it was named in th...
One bit of sex advice I have seen floating around the internet, particularly on Instagram, is that it takes cisgender women 20 minutes to get fully ar...
If you have heard of oxytocin before, you have probably heard about it as “the love hormone” or “the cuddle hormone.” Oxytocin has other nicknames too...
Most people with a period think that menstrual cycles sync up with people we spend a lot of time with, whether it is friends, coworkers or roommates. ...