Whack on, whack off

[image error]Psychologist Jesse Bering has written an absolutely remarkable article about the psychology of masturbation for his latest Scientific American 'Bering in Mind' column.

I realise it's now impossible to write anything about the piece without dropping innuendos like a nurse in a Carry On film but it's worth checking out for the fact it's both full of surprising findings and is very funny.

The article covers everything from monkey sex to wet dreams (it has ick and wow in equal measure) but this...