News tagged with evolution and human behavior
Preferences shaped by evolution draw voters to candidates with lower-pitched voices
Voters prefer to choose candidates with lower-pitched voices, according to new findings by researchers at McMaster University.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 14, 2011 |
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Political preferences play different role in dating, mating
New research suggests that individuals attempting to attract a mate often avoid advertising their political leanings. The findings, co-authored by political scientists Rose McDermott of Brown University, Casey A. Klofstad ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 19, 2011 |
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Polygamy hurt 19th century Mormon wives' evolutionary fitness
Polygamy practiced by some 19th century Mormon men had the curious effect of suppressing the overall offspring numbers of Mormon women in plural marriages, say scientists from Indiana University Bloomington ...
Feb 22, 2011 |
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Humans' critical ability to throw long distances aided by an illusion: study
Can't help molding some snow into a ball and hurling it or tossing a stone as far into a lake as you can? New research from Indiana University and the University of Wyoming shows how humans, unlike any other species on Earth, ...
Jan 24, 2011 |
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Eat your greens to improve your looks
Getting your five a day will do more for your looks than a sun tan according to scientists who have found that our appearances really do prove that you are what you eat.
Jan 10, 2011 |
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Research finds men with macho faces attractive to fertile women
(PhysOrg.com) -- When their romantic partners are not quintessentially masculine, women in their fertile phase are more likely to fantasize about masculine-looking men than are women paired with George Clooney types.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 10, 2011 |
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Study examines men's priorities when looking for mates
(PhysOrg.com) -- Men who are looking for short-term companionship are more interested in a woman's body than those looking for a long-term relationship, who focused on a woman's face, according to new research from psychologists ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 20, 2010 |
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Strangers influence our dating preferences
Many people like to think they have discriminating tastes when it comes to romantic interests. An Indiana University study, however, found that men and women are greatly influenced not only by what their friends think of ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 07, 2010 |
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A Serious Question: Why Do We Laugh?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Not surprisingly, Robert Lynch begins his research paper "It's Funny Because We Think It's True: Laughter is Augmented by Implicit Preferences" with a joke. Not his joke, but one taken from a ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 14, 2009 |
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