He doesn’t claim to have the answer for why fools fall in love, but psychiatrist Larry Young hopes studying prairie voles will help.
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When Men Stop Seeking Beauty and Women Care Less About Wealth
As gender equality rises in any given society, men focus less on seeking mates with youth and beauty and women become less interested in rich, powerful men
The Science of Partying: Why Having Fun Makes You Forgetful
So you’re having fun at a party, and you see a cute possibility across the room. The next day, you remember precisely what that person looks like. But you just can’t remember the name — which is frustrating, since there’s …
An Evolutionary Explanation for Altruism: Girls Find It Sexy
One of the big unsolved mysteries in evolutionary theory is why creatures are altruistic. Selflessness doesn’t seem to be one of those qualities that ensure survival of a bloodline, since, by definition, it means acting against oneself.