The Infinite Monkey Cage The Infinite Monkey's Guide To… Love
Apr 3, 2024
Mathematician Hannah Fry discusses the importance of being proactive in finding a partner, even at the risk of humiliation. The podcast explores the fascinating mating rituals of birds and bees, from impregnation mid-air to selective behavior in choosing mates. It also touches on animal behavior, intelligence, and humorous comparisons to human relationships.
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Approach Your Top Choices
- Be proactive when seeking partners and approach top choices rather than waiting to be approached.
- Approaching lets you work down your preference list and yields better matches than passively waiting.
Proposers Gain Advantage
- The Gayle–Shapley algorithm shows that the side doing the proposing ends up better off.
- This formal result explains why proactive suitors tend to secure higher-ranked partners.
Static Beauty vs. Liveliness
- Facial symmetry predicts attractiveness in still images, but humans prefer asymmetry in motion.
- Dynamic, authentic cues can outweigh static measures of beauty in real interactions.