The power of beauty influences many aspects of modern society and daily life—perceptions
surrounding beauty date back to ancient philosophers and have evolved significantly …

This chapter reviews cross‐species and cross‐cultural evidence regarding the mating
strategies and specialized mating psychologies that may be fundamental to humans …

Robots may one day rule the world, but what is a robot-ruled Earth like? Many think the first
truly smart robots will be brain emulations or ems. Scan a human brain, then run a model …

Research has found that attractiveness has a positive “halo effect”, where people tend to
attribute socially desirable personality traits to physically attractive individuals. Several …

The strength of sexual selection on secondary sexual traits varies depending on prevailing
economic and ecological conditions. In humans, cross-cultural evidence suggests women's …

Sexual selection, including mate choice and intrasexual competition, is responsible for the
evolution of some of the most elaborated and sexually dimorphic traits in animals. Although …

Psychologists have uncovered dozens of ways men and women differ in affect, behavior,
and cognition. Social role theorists assume that men's and women's psychological …

The human voice is a rich source of information and an important means of interpersonal
communication. Beginning with Darwin (1872), vocal communication has long interested …

Consumers often use their food choices as an impression management strategy to signal
desirable aspects about themselves to others, especially in public places like restaurants …

Humans often mate with those resembling themselves, a phenomenon described as positive
assortative mating (PAM). The causes of this attract broad interest, but there is little …