Space Business Podcast #105 - Sex in Space - Simon Dubé

Sex in Space – I feel like I don’t need to say anything else about this episode. But jokes aside – besides sexual health being an important issue on long duration space missions in general, one important topic is the question of reproduction in space. We touch upon these topics and more in my conversation with Simon Dubé, a post-doctoral researcher at the Kinsey Institute at Indiana University on the topic of space sexology. Enjoy! Relevant article:  "Sexual Health in Space: a 5-year Scoping Review" -https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11930-023-00368-9 "Technology-Based Sexualities"-   JUST OUT: Raphael's fully revised introductory book on the Space economy, "To Infinity" - https://a.co/d/6jIQ2LO Upcoming newsletter - sign up: https://spacebusiness.substack.com/ Follow us: Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/podcast_space LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/raphaelroettgen/ Instagram -  www.instagram.com/raphael_space/ Learn more about space & the space economy: Check out the edX/EPFL Space Economy MOOC: https://www.edx.org/course/new-space-economy There is now a certificate for those wanting to enter the space sector: https://www.spacecertificate.com The Space Business Podcast is sponsored by NanoAvionics. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/spacebusinesspodcast Timestamps 0:00 Intro 2:23 Simon's background 3:36 Erotic interactions in space 6:28 Articles about space sexology 7:46 Sex in space? 11:26 Artificial suppression in astronauts 13:14 Specific lines of research 19:25 Research methodology 25:06 Similar situations on Earth 31:58 Dream research project 36:03 Intimacy briefing for space explorers 39:11 The "mechanics" 44:03 Reproduction in space 51:22 Work to be done 52:00 Sci-Fi