To mark the start of a national season on sexology -- the study of sexual behaviour -- the Wellcome Collection is launching 'Sex by Numbers'. This interactive infographic will map out the nation's sexual antics, demystifying with whom and how often Brits get busy.
Sex by Numbers is the work of creative agency Nice and Serious. It uses data from three National Surveys of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal), and will allow users to explore the UK's sexual statistics from the last 20 years.
Accompanying the launch of the infographic is a book by the same name written by statistician David Spiegelhalter.
Commissioned by the Wellcome Collection, this book is set on debunking some of the common misconceptions and lies that surround modern day sex.
The Sexology Season kickstarted last week in Manchester, and is set to continue with programmes in Brighton and Glasgow, as well as in London at the Wellcome Trust and The Institute of Sexology exhibition.
The sexual lives and antics of the British nation received some media coverage back in 2014, with the
Observer's Sex Uncovered survey finding a significant slip in activity in the average British adult's sex life ever since George Osbourne's age of austerity hit home.
Back at the Wellcome Trust, the Sexology season will explore sexology research and see how people's attitudes and behaviours are affected. The programme aims to shed light on a spectrum of sexual issues relating to gender, sexuality, sexual health, porn addiction, as well as sex and ageing. It will address these issues through musical revues, experimental theatre productions and a songwriting project, Sounds of Sexology, in which young people from five regional hubs in the UK have been hard at work composing sexology research-inspired songs.
This article was originally published by WIRED UK
