LAS VEGAS, NV—The Erotic Heritage Museum (EHM) has announced that it will be hosting a lecture and discussion by Dr. Neil McArthur tomorrow evening. Held Wednesday, March 21, from 6-7 p.m., the event will include a lobby reception and meet-and-greet immediately after.
“We are thrilled to have Dr. McArthur speak at the Museum this week,” said an EHM representative. “With increasing media attention on technology and how it applies to our ever-evolving sexuality, it’s not only timely but incredibly fortuitous that one of the foremost experts in the field is available to speak to the Vegas public. We look forward to the sharing of knowledge and lively discourse that is sure to happen tomorrow night.”
Dr. McArthur’s presentation, “From Phone Sex to Robot Sex: The Crazy Past and Wild Future of Sexual Technology,” is promoted as “A hitchhiker’s guide to the past and future of digital technology, including: sex robots, virtual reality (VR) porn, and interactive teledildonics.” Dr. McArthur will review the latest research into technology, how it applies to sexuality in the new millennium, and discuss what it means for all of us.
“The Museum is the perfect venue for a talk like this,” observed Dr. McArthur. “This is a really exciting time for sexual technology, and I think we’ll give people a lot to think about. This issue has been in the media a lot, but this is the chance to start a real dialogue about what it all means. So I hope people will come, and listen, and participate.”
Dr. Neil McArthur is an associate professor of philosophy at the University of Manitoba; with a Ph.D. from the University of Southern California, he is the author of Robot Sex: Social and Ethical Implications, as well as a documentarian and presenter. With areas of interest including LGBTQ rights, alternative sexualities, sexual ethics, sex with robots, the philosophy of human rights, and 18th century philosophy, Dr. McArthur is a regular contributor to VICE.com, invited to speak on panels regularly, and is the Director of the Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics at the University of Manitoba.
To view Dr. McArthur discussing robot sex on Huffington Post Live, click here. Dr. McArthur may be followed via Twitter and through his blog MoralLust.com.
To attend “From Phone Sex to Robot Sex: The Crazy Past and Wild Future of Sexual Technology” tomorrow evening, guests must purchase a Museum entry ticket at the Museum ticket counter on the day of the event. Tickets are $15 for general admission, or $10 for students/military/seniors over 55.
Attendees can also earn 1 Continuing Education credit by attending, via the UW-Stout Certificate in Sex Therapy through AASECT (American Association for Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists).
The Erotic Heritage Museum houses more than 24,000 square feet of permanent and featured exhibits. The museum’s ethos is that sexual pleasure and its depiction are natural aspects of the human experience, and that such celebrations of individual human sexuality—that of pleasure—must be made available to all, regardless of gender, race, or belief.
To contact the Erotic Heritage Museum, including location rental inquiries, workshop rates, upcoming events, and more, please email [email protected] or visit EroticMuseumVegas.com. The EHM may also be followed on Twitter and on Facebook, where an interactive Events Calendar shares all upcoming events and information on how to purchase tickets.
