Author: erickim

Introduction Human beings are fundamentally social creatures, yet many people withdraw or limit their interactions.  This report examines the idea that such social avoidance often stems from fear (shame, anxiety, trauma) rather …

Global fertility rates have fallen dramatically. In many wealthy nations today’s fertility is well below replacement – for example, Germany, Italy, Japan and Spain have averaged well under 1.5 births per woman …

Fertility rates have fallen sharply worldwide in recent decades.  Global average fertility (TFR) dropped from ~5.0 births per woman in 1950 to ~2.2 in 2021 – roughly replacement level (2.1).  Almost all …

Eric Kim (a 71 kg / 156 lb lifter described as a “hobbyist lifter and photographer” ) recently claimed on his personal blog to have performed a 678 kg (1,495 lb) rack pull at a bodyweight …

“Intermittent” (or occasional) porn consumption refers to irregular, infrequent viewing of pornographic material. In practice this means a person might view porn sporadically – for example a few times per year or …

Summary of Findings Current evidence offers no clear support that watching pornography without climax improves productivity. On the contrary, research and expert commentary suggest that sexual arousal from porn can impair focus …