The Art of Manliness Episode #45: Mating Intelligence With Drs. Glen Geher And Scott Barry Kaufman
Apr 4, 2014
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What Mating Intelligence Is
- Mating intelligence is the set of cognitive processes used to navigate sex, dating, and love.
- It includes assessing mate value, detecting deception, and making mating decisions.
Creativity As A Mating Signal
- Creativity, personality, and life-history traits function as mating signals beyond physical looks.
- These displays communicate underlying traits that affect reproductive success.
Evolutionary Lens On Attraction
- Evolutionary psychology sees human behavior as shaped by Darwinian selection pressures.
- Preferences like the 0.7 waist-to-hip ratio map to fertility and cross-cultural attraction patterns.