The Psychology of Attractiveness Podcast
1) EHBEA 2019: conference special. 15 July 2019
This month, The Psychology of Attractiveness Podcast bows out with a special from the European Human Behavior and Evolution Association Conference in Toulouse! Thanks for listening, everyone: it's bee...Show More
2) Breakin' up is hard to do: the final regular episode of The Psychology of Attractiveness Podcast. 16 Apr 2019
This month, we interrogate the psychology of the faithful and the faithless. Why do some people pass up the opportunity to cheat on their partners? And, when people do cheat, how do they justify their...Show More
3) Faking orgasm: who fakes and why? 19 Mar 2019
This month, we investigate faking orgasm. Who fakes orgasms, and why? We also find out how men and women weigh up the relative importance of facial and bodily attractiveness in a partner.Download the ...Show More
4) Oxytocin and mate choice. 19 Feb 2019
In this month's episode we look at how men and women's partner preferences are affected by a dose of oxytocin, aka "the love hormone". We'll also find out whether germophobes are more or less likely t...Show More
5) Make up and cosmetic surgery. 22 Jan 2019
I'm back after a holiday break to look at the psychology of appearance enhancement: what does our use of cosmetics say about us to other people? This episode also features an interview with Matthew Va...Show More
6) Fertility and health: is beauty a cue? 27 Nov 2018
Why are we attracted to attractive people? Perhaps because evolution has shaped us to seek healthy and fertile partners. But is beauty really linked to biological fitness? We find out. This episode al...Show More
7) Sex with an ex. 30 Oct 2018
This month, is pursuing sex with an ex likely to help or hinder your recovery from a breakup? And we find out why a team of psychologists from Michigan brought volunteers to their lab to look at a rab...Show More
8) Sex smells. 25 Sep 2018
This month we sniff out the link between sex and a sense of smell, and we'll ask: how much should a engagement ring really cost? Download the MP3 Subscribe! Make sure you never miss an episode by subs...Show More
9) Straight men who hookup with other men. 28 Aug 2018
In this month's episode we look at sexuality: why do people who identify as straight sometimes hookup with partners of the same gender? We'll also find out if straight men prefer women who are attract...Show More
10) Dirty jokes and age differences. 31 Jul 2018
This month I tell some dirty and clean jokes: whether or not you laugh may say something about the kind of relationship that suits you best. We'll also find out why some of us are uneasy with relation...Show More