Ep 8: SEX-NORMAL with Bryony Cole
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As the world’s leading authority on sextech, Bryony Cole is fascinated by the way technology permeates every corner of our lives, even the most intimate ones. Since launching the top-rated podcast Future of Sex, Bryony has been on stages across the world forecasting trends in the sextech industry for governments, tech titans and entertainment companies.
Her incredible body of research, global sextech hackathons and annual Future of Sex report are considered the pinnacle of industry insights and innovation. She is also part of the New York-based Women of Sextech, a fast growing community of entrepreneurs, developers and thought leaders.
Bryony has interviewed hundreds of technologists, scientists, researchers and therapists shares insights on everything from teledildonics, artificial intelligence and sex toys as well as fertility trackers, sex education and crime-watch apps for sexual assaults.
You may have seen her on Netflix, Viceland and Technopia, as well as features in Wired, TechCrunch, The New York Times, Playboy, Mashable, Motherboard, ABC, Financial Review, Forbes and other global media.
Bryony recently produced her fourth sextech hackathon after a successful series of hackathons across the globe, including Australia’s first sextech hackathon (March 2018), Asia's first sextech hackathon (May 2018), the North American sextech hackathon August 2018) and the world’s first Sextech Ethics Summit in Denmark (September 2017).
A few points in the chit-chat:
- The evolution of The Future of Sex brand in the evolving world of sex tech
- Building a global brand centred around an individual
- Going where others won’t go to eradicate stigma
- Internet Culture layered on top of sexuality
- Becoming a repository of information
- Where does humanity and technology intersect?
- Pop culture and mainstream media signalling shifts in social dialogues
- The role of stigma in sex and sexuality
- Culture influencing product development and economic opportunities
- The journey into sex tech advocacy
- Normalising the conversation en masse
- Starting a (Sex tech) school
Notes and Links:
- The Future of Sex
- Sex Tech School
- Wheel of Foreplay
- The Future of Sex - Podcast
- The Future of Sex - Hackathons
- #MeToo
- #sextech on Twitter
- 50 Shades of Grey
- A24
- Erika Lust
- Euphoria
- Fuckup Nights Melbourne
- General Assembly
- Girl Geek Academy
- Goop Lab
- Gwyneth Paltrow Jade egg controversy
- Incel communities
- Josephmark
- Lonely Planet
- Microsoft
- Normal People
- OnlyFans
- Pause Fest
- Ramy
- Revenge Porn
- Ross Dawson (FutureofSex.net)
- Womenofsextech.com
- Yammer
- Youporn
Follow @bryonycole on Instagram and Twitter
Follow @futureofsex on Instagram & @futureofsexshow on Twitter
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