John Colapinto on the Power and Beauty of the Human Voice
The Next Big Idea
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The Voice Is Critical to Attracting Mates
The voice is critical to attracting the mate and vanquishing foes. When men are speaking with other males whom they identify as more dominant than them socially, they raise their pitch in deference. We don't even realize we're doing it. So you've got that genetic accident of a lower voice. Well, who prevails in getting the mates? Those guys. That's really putt's theory for this extraordinary thing about species: Our voices are massively different between men and women.
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