This week’s episode follows on from last week’s Q&A in which we discussed the relatively positive effect of moles on the beauty of female beauty. With evidence from the literature,…
We decided to answer your questions submitted this week. They include: – Are moles beautiful? – How does a Hijab influence attractiveness? – What is the most important feature for…
Following on from Episode 1 of our Glow Up series, we look into greater depth how and why baldness occurs. It is caused primarily by three factors; excess androgens (male-specific…
In this episode, we look a little deeper into one of our more elusive video topics, namely why it is that male facial and behavioural dominance and masculinity can be…
In this episode, we discuss the evolution of various female bodily characteristics, including waist-to-hip ratio, breast size; the ‘hourglass figure’ and buttock fat, and discuss why preferences for all are…
In this episode, we talk about why men prefer hairless women and what it suggests about the evolution of sexual dimorphism in humans. We then discuss why women prefer hairy…
A recent study by Hies and Lewis (2021) has shown that wearing a mask increases perceived physical attractiveness. This stands in contrast to a 2016 study which showed the opposite….
In this episode, we talk about the evolutionary reasons why the most attractive couples have a 26% higher chance of giving birth to a daughter than the average couple. We…
Guest host, Simon Groome, talks about the relative effects and severity of ageing in men as compared with women. With reference to Bovet’s paper, this leads us to talk about…
Men and women value attractiveness differently with contemporary research showing a asymmetric distribution of the halo effect and the benefits it provides to one’s desirability. The Halo effect has been…