Kelly Bourdet

Motherboard Blog

Titstare App

I get that this app was a joke. I’m just tired of jokes being made at women’s (and their tits') expense.
Kelly Bourdet
9.9.13
Tech

Why Telemedical Abortions Are the Future

The field of telemedicine—the act of “visiting” a doctor remotely using internet video conferencing—is an exciting development that could change the lives of individuals living in remote areas or without access to reliable transportation.
Kelly Bourdet
8.29.13
Motherboard Blog

Why Telemedical Abortions Are the Future

The internet democratizes reasonably-priced health care.
Kelly Bourdet
8.29.13
Motherboard Blog

Should We All Stop Taking Birth Control?

Are hormonal contraceptives actually a tool of a capitalist patriarchy intent on altering and suppressing femininity?
Kelly Bourdet
8.13.13
Motherboard Blog

A Brief Chat with a Self Professed Porn Addict

A man contacted me regarding the latest installment of my Future Sex column, which discussed a recent study on sex addiction. He too had read the study, and wanted to discuss what he saw as its failings.
Kelly Bourdet
7.30.13
Motherboard Blog

Anthony Weiner and the Problem with "Sex Addiction"

The trouble with the categories of "being really horny a lot" and having a true addiction.
Kelly Bourdet
7.28.13
Motherboard Blog

Sometimes Cunnilingus Is Just Cunnilingus

Stop harping on how evolutionary psychology affects everything from shoe size to head games. You're boring.
Kelly Bourdet
7.12.13
Motherboard Blog

How 'Pay-for-Delay' Keeps Brand-Name Drug Prices High While Blocking Generics

The practice is no closed-door secret, and finds brand-name drug manufacturers offering financial incentives--one might call them bribes--to generic manufacturers so as to prevent generic drugs from entering the market.
Kelly Bourdet
6.26.13
Motherboard Blog

Is Ecstasy the Key to Alleviating Autism Anxiety?

The FDA finally approved a clinical study looking at MDMA's effects on autistic individuals.
Kelly Bourdet
5.30.13
Motherboard Blog

Why We Need an Academic Journal for Pornography

Pornography isn’t any one thing.
Kelly Bourdet
5.10.13
Motherboard Blog

I Signed Up for Infowars' Dating Site for Conspiracy Theorists

And I’ve already been contacted by a freedom-fighter right here in New York.
Kelly Bourdet
5.2.13
Motherboard Blog

We Want Our Internet Girls Good

Let Cat Marnell be a drug addict if that's what she wants to be. If she gets paid a boatload of money to talk about it, who cares?
Kelly Bourdet
4.12.13
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