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Welcome to The Science of BDSM, the website for the Science of BDSM Research Team based out of Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois.

Upcoming Events

6/12/25-6/15/25: The team will be attending SouthEast Leatherfest. Taylor will present "The Science of BDSM" and "What the BDSM Community Can Teach a Kinky World".

8/1/25-8/4/25: The team will be attending the Guild of Deviated Standards conference. Brad will present "Why We Hunger for Hurt: The Psychology of Masochism" and "Subspace, Topspace, and the Brain: A Deep Dive into Altered States".

8/28/25-9/1/25: The team will be attending the Master/slave Conference. Brad will present "Master/slave Research: Insights from the Cutting Edge" and "Beyond Matching Kinks: Rethinking Compatibility in Master/slave Dynamics".

10/17/25-10/19/25: The team will be attending Kinky Kollege Homecoming.