Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman
Ep22 "What do we find beautiful?"
Aug 21, 2023
Explore the science of attractiveness and beauty, the biology of beauty and attraction, the power of attractiveness in decision-making, unraveling the hidden nature of instincts and the science of attraction, understanding the brain's mechanisms of attraction, unconscious signals of fertility and attractiveness, and the role of anticipation and biased judgments.
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- Our brains are wired to find certain characteristics attractive, such as signs of health and fertility, playing a role in our unconscious assessments of attractiveness.
- Brief glimpses, masked faces, or small photographs often lead us to overestimate attractiveness, demonstrating the power of our internal models and unconscious biases in judging attractiveness.
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