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UCLA bioinformatics, Dept of Medicine Sexual Psychophysiologist Licensed Psychologist Peer-reviewed publications here https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nicole-Prause

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Just a few more years...
kidding, but publishing is slow. I'll definitely post when it's accepted.

11.03.2026 18:40 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Her style is so repulsive, denigrating, and flat wrong. We are just finishing a paper showing her credentials appears to make her *worse* at diagnosing. Certificate programs are not good evidence of...whatever it is she is claiming...which seems to be that she's upset.

11.03.2026 17:53 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

God we need to update this paper.

10.03.2026 20:00 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Quittr, an app that promises to help men stop watching porn, leaked intimate data on hundreds of thousands of its users, and lied about its security issues, 404 Media can now reveal. @evystadium.bsky.social has more.

Story by @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social:
www.404media.co/viral-quittr...

10.03.2026 15:50 πŸ‘ 319 πŸ” 94 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 31
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1908: the Lancet, one of the most respected scientific journals, calls for 18 age limit on reading in bed amidst a moral panic surrounding children becoming "addicted" to novels, which were "designed to keep kids hooked" and destroy their attention/mental health

03.03.2026 17:13 πŸ‘ 2409 πŸ” 866 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 151
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Judge blocks Trump admin from rescinding health grants to Democratic-led states The ruling temporarily blocks the Trump Administration from cutting $600 million in public health grants that had already been allocated to four Democratic-led states.

Judge blocks Trump admin from rescinding health grants to Democratic-led states
www.npr.org/2026/02/13/n...

01.03.2026 18:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
I Asked 20 Women To Pick The Perfect Penis Size
I Asked 20 Women To Pick The Perfect Penis Size YouTube video by Baseem

They used our 3D prints and tried to replicate/extend our penis size data in street interviews!
Points for creativity
youtube.com/watch?v=khAX...
youtube.com/watch?v=jGfc...
So weird seeing someone else holding our blue models πŸ˜‚

21.02.2026 21:56 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Huh.
That's weird.

21.02.2026 01:24 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Your Brain On... Sex

This is basically a cool clinical phd @nicolerprause.bsky.social who runs a sex neurology lab giving a verbal systematic review of what research has actually been done about what sex actually looks like in your nervous system with a lot of weird MRI situations πŸ”₯β™₯οΈπŸ€“

open.spotify.com/episode/4cNk...

06.02.2026 23:59 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The number of times anti-porn activists make very clear they have no understanding of technology...or youth...is shocking. How many studies do they need already showing age verification would never work? (The answer is none, by the way, they don't believe in science. πŸ˜…)

29.01.2026 23:14 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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App for Quitting Porn Leaked Users' Masturbation Habits Hundreds of thousands of users told the app intimate details about their sexual urges, which are now exposed.

it's hard to explain how horrible and dangerous this app and the people who made it are but I tried: www.404media.co/app-for-quit...

28.01.2026 14:34 πŸ‘ 446 πŸ” 121 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 33
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After a series of violent threats last week on NoFap Discord, now calls to "Destroy Mindgeek".
They don't even know who they're referring to, but they want violence.
This is why science on violence in NoFap remains important:this is not self-help & not for youth.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

25.01.2026 18:31 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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This might be the most beautiful temperature plot to date in our male orgasm study.
It is very rare to have a human body responding in such a clear pattern!
The first jump is when manual stimulation starts (~1,100).

25.01.2026 18:23 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
This line graph illustrates the percentage change in agency staff levels from the previous year for nine major U.S. federal scientific and health organizations between the fiscal years 2016 and 2025. The agencies tracked include the CDC, Department of Energy, EPA, FDA, NASA, NIH, NIST, NOAA, and NSF. For the majority of the timeline between 2016 and 2023, the agencies show relatively stable fluctuations, generally staying within a range of +5% to -5% change per year. However, there is a dramatic and uniform plummet starting in the 2024–25 period. Every agency depicted shows a sharp downward trajectory, with staffing losses ranging from approximately -15% to over -25%. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows the most significant decline, dropping to roughly -26%, while the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shows the least severe but still substantial drop at approximately -15%.

This line graph illustrates the percentage change in agency staff levels from the previous year for nine major U.S. federal scientific and health organizations between the fiscal years 2016 and 2025. The agencies tracked include the CDC, Department of Energy, EPA, FDA, NASA, NIH, NIST, NOAA, and NSF. For the majority of the timeline between 2016 and 2023, the agencies show relatively stable fluctuations, generally staying within a range of +5% to -5% change per year. However, there is a dramatic and uniform plummet starting in the 2024–25 period. Every agency depicted shows a sharp downward trajectory, with staffing losses ranging from approximately -15% to over -25%. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows the most significant decline, dropping to roughly -26%, while the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shows the least severe but still substantial drop at approximately -15%.

This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.

www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

20.01.2026 22:53 πŸ‘ 14446 πŸ” 8313 πŸ’¬ 90 πŸ“Œ 766

Love her! So glad you found her

20.01.2026 21:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Pornography viewing is associated with having more sex partners. Sometimes you seem to want the data both ways?
I study porn, and shaming sexual interests and masturbation again is (partly) predictive of these decreased sex experiences. As ever, data are more complex here.

20.01.2026 18:14 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

You asked about the violent threat and the mods silenced your user?

17.01.2026 17:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The post is still up with no moderators in site, which is why science like ours documenting this remains important.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

15.01.2026 19:18 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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NoFap Discord:
"i dont care tbh for the ppl working in the [porn] industry dying Cant even feel sorry for them. [...] they got what they deserve"
2/3

15.01.2026 19:18 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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NoFap Discord:
"we need to unite and commit a violent attack against pornstars and the porn industry through vandalism, murder etc as a form of rebellion [...] ive been planning a violent attack for a little bit now, if you are interested in talking about then message me or here"
1/3

15.01.2026 19:18 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 7
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Tis the season to...spin misgoyny about scientists on Discord?
The NoFap Discord apparently spent Christmas going after me as a "scientist girl" who is "addicted" to porn. Mods left it up.
Our latest paper covers some of these attacks against scientists, especially women.

04.01.2026 16:55 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Gemini says Justice Defense Fund failed to file notice of W2 employees, cannot redact board member names, and are overpaid, which risk an IRS audit.
How many years of dark money and deception is this now?

22.12.2025 23:07 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Laila Haddad Mickelwait of "TraffickingHub" gives herself another huge raise without an increase in hours, along with her friend and COO, still illegally hiding their board members from the IRS.
Vast majority of money?
Spent on publicity, not helping anyone.
"Justice Defense Fund"

22.12.2025 23:06 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I didn't claim it was a religion, I was quoting them. They were asked repeatedly if it was scientific or spiritual and consistently claimed it was their spiritual practice.
I agree most people do not treat Karezza as religious, but they did.

10.12.2025 00:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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"Sex therapies that harm", updated, teaching today!
We have new data on certified sex addiction therapists (CSAT) making poorer diagnostic decisions and data showing how false porn conspiracies cause harm in NoFap.
Therapies are not only innocuous or helpful, they can harm!

06.12.2025 14:36 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Inside Gooning: The Secret World of Porn Addiction
Inside Gooning: The Secret World of Porn Addiction YouTube video by ZANDLANDβ„’

The documentary
youtube.com/watch?v=PYwl...
The discussion
youtu.be/PYwl2P2ol4c?...

28.11.2025 17:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Inside Gooning: The Secret World of Porn Addiction
Inside Gooning: The Secret World of Porn Addiction YouTube video by ZANDLANDβ„’

I worked with a UK crew (Zandland) on this new documentary
"Inside Gooning: The Secret World of Porn Addiction"
in which we review why porn is not considered addictive scientifically, and what may actually be happening with one man involved in gooning (extended masturbation).

28.11.2025 17:27 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Yep, that's a weiner dog pacing my Turkey Trot 5K. πŸ˜‚

28.11.2025 03:56 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I am loving these data. n=42!
More evidence of male sexual flushing.

24.11.2025 16:02 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"Your brain may miss"
No, no just walk around and DA is active.
Every time they get someone who has no actual neuroscience background in this space. We are not hard to find.

16.11.2025 17:05 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0