Ogi Ogas studies computational models of memory, learning, and
vision. He was a Department of Homeland Security Fellow.
Sai Gaddam studies large-scale data analysis and serves as a data
mining consultant in India. They both received their Ph.D.s in
computational neuroscience from Boston University.
"In a stroke of ingenuity, Ogas and Gaddam circumvent the deepest
limitation of standard psychological surveys: that they merely tap
undergraduates' socially acceptable responses, a flaw nowhere more
damaging than in the touchy realm of sexuality. "A Billion Wicked
Thoughts" is a goldmine of information about this hugely important
topic, and, not surprisingly, gripping and sometimes disturbing
reading."
-Steven Pinker, Harvard College Professor of Psychology, Harvard
University, and author of "How the Mind Works" and "The Blank
Slate"
"A refreshing look at the big picture of human sexuality, informed
by the ultimate unobtrusive source of data, the internet...
Regardless of your background, you're in for a treat... If you want
answers to pretty much anything about sexual desire, this is the
book for you."
-From the Foreword by Catherine Salmon, coauthor of "Warrior
Lovers: Erotic Fantasies, Evolution and Female Sexuality" and
author of "The Secret Life of Middle Children"
"This is an amazing book. For the first time ever, Ogas and Gaddam
skillfully tie together the latest findings from neuroscience,
evolutionary biology, social psychology, and millions of internet
users. Everything you always wanted to know about your desires in
the bedroom."
-Daniel J. Levitin, bestselling author of "This Is Your Brain on
Music" and "The World in Six Songs"
"Every invention in communication technology--the printing press,
photography, motion pictures, videotape, the Internet--was quickly
co- opted to produce and disseminate erotica. Just as the
microscope and the telescope illuminated for the first time the
very small and the very large, "A Billion Wicked Thoughts" uses the
power of the Internet to illuminate with unprecedented wattage
human male and female desires. Ogas and Gaddam analyzed a mountain
of Internet data to produce a breakthrough in the study of human
sexuality."
-Donald Symons, Professor Emeritus, University of California Santa
Barbara, author of "The Evolution of Human Sexuality"
""A Billion Wicked Thoughts" provides a brilliant, thoroughly
researched, and totally engaging analysis of human sexuality using
vast and original analyses of the Internet. It furnishes an x-ray
of male and female sexual minds and explains why they differ so
profoundly. The insights it yields are often surprising, sometimes
shocking, and never boring. I couldn't put the book down."
-David M. Buss, author of "Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science
of the Mind" and "The Evolution of Desire: Strategies of Human
Mating"
"On the Internet, the evolutionary past meets futuristic
technology, enabling the blossoming of all manner of sexual tastes,
fantasies, and desires. Ogas and Gaddam have mined these new
sources of information- arguably the world's largest experiment on
human behavior--to produce a fascinating and terrific book on human
sexuality, in all its timeless mysteries and ultra-modern
manifestations. This well-written, entertaining book is packed with
information, ideas, and insights. There is no better way to
understanding your desires, your partner's, or anyone else's."
-Roy Baumeister, Professor of Psychology, Florida State
University
"A brilliant romp through the darkest recesses of our sexual minds,
based on the unwitting confessions of millions of anonymous
Internet users."
-Simon LeVay, author of "The Sexual Brain" and "Gay, Straight and
the Reason Why"
"Ogas & Gaddam mine the power of Internet for expressions of male
and female mating psychology that are unfiltered by social
expectations. In the process, they unearth A Billion Wicked
Thoughts, many of which depart radically from our standard script
for human mating psychology. These counter-intuitive insights into
the sexual psyche of our species should provide much fodder for
discussion among sex researchers."
-Paul Vasey, Professor of Behavioral Science, University of
Lethbridge
"This lively, fascinating book is almost as titillating as the
internet porn it describes. Ogas and Gaddam offer 21st century
insights into sexual desire, offering up a smorgasbord of tastes
from the "vanilla" to the "squicky." Their findings about what
turns folks on may surprise you. Bang Bus, anyone?"
-Robin Marantz Henig, author of "Pandora's Baby: How the First Test
Tube Babies Sparked the Reproductive Revolution"
"The idea behind this book is simply brilliant: Find out how people
use the internet to search for, and to display, sex-related
content. After all, the internet is where many of us spend much of
our day. The result is a compendium of fascinating findings about
human sexuality that makes a serious scientific contribution to
human sexuality, beautifully written to boot."
-J. Michael Bailey, Psychology Professor, Northwestern University,
author of "The Man Who Would Be Queen"
"An enjoyable, exhaustive, and often insightful look at what turns
us o
"An enjoyable, exhaustive, and often insightful look at what turns
us on-sure to excite readers."
-Kirkus Reviews
"In a stroke of ingenuity, Ogas and Gaddam circumvent the deepest
limitation of standard psychological surveys: that they merely tap
undergraduates' socially acceptable responses, a flaw nowhere more
damaging than in the touchy realm of sexuality. "A Billion Wicked
Thoughts" is a goldmine of information about this hugely important
topic, and, not surprisingly, gripping and sometimes disturbing
reading."
-Steven Pinker, Harvard College Professor of Psychology, Harvard
University, and author of "How the Mind Works" and "The Blank
Slate"
"A refreshing look at the big picture of human sexuality, informed
by the ultimate unobtrusive source of data, the internet...
Regardless of your background, you're in for a treat... If you want
answers to pretty much anything about sexual desire, this is the
book for you."
-From the Foreword by Catherine Salmo
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