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  2. Why men are attracted to women who've necked a few too many Bacardi Breezers: this month's podcast is up …fattractivenesspodcast.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/pap-ap… 1:03 PM Apr 30th via web
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  5. Eating fruit to boost beauty, and handling cash to increase choosiness New ep of the Psych of Attractiveness Podcast …fattractivenesspodcast.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/pap-ma… 12:10 PM Apr 1st via web
  6. Is it really true that men are sexually jealous and women romantically jealous? epjournal.net/articles/betwe… I had to stop reading at "qualitative" 5:54 PM Mar 29th via web
  7. Red is for winners, so why so blue? Stella McCartney fails to heed psychology when designing the kit for #teamgb guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/mar… 1:19 PM Mar 22nd via web
  8. Men are distracted more by women's waists than their faces, but only when they're after a fling epjournal.net/articles/autom… 12:02 PM Mar 22nd via web
  9. After handling cash, women temporarily raise their standards for a partner. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid… 5:10 PM Mar 17th via web
  10. Thinking makes you liberal, drinking makes you conservative. psp.sagepub.com/content/early/… I like it when science confirms what I already think! 7:17 PM Mar 16th via web
  11. Time for Santorum and Romney to get gruff? We're more likely to vote for election candidates with lower pitched voices rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/early/… 6:00 AM Mar 14th via web
  12. Near ovulation, women report more frequent and intense sexual fantasies springerlink.com/content/a68778… 5:52 AM Mar 13th via web
  13. Science + porn: where men's and women's eyes are drawn when they look at pictures of naked men and women springerlink.com/content/419tqg… 5:21 AM Mar 12th via web
  14. Why do some people become "feeders", sexually aroused by their partner's gaining weight? springerlink.com/content/q244m1… 4:26 PM Mar 9th via web
  15. This is why I love science: tales of hospital-based onanism in academic journal, Archives of Sexual Behavior resources.metapress.com/pdf-preview.ax… 4:23 PM Mar 9th via web
  16. Jealousy and the pill: women who use an oral contraceptive pill report stronger feelings of jealousy dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.evol… 8:13 AM Mar 9th via web
  17. Eat carrots, get pretty: evidence that 3 portions of fruit and veg per day are enough to boost beauty plosone.org/article/info:d… 9:52 AM Mar 8th via web
  18. Women are faster to the buzzer in response to a masculine quiz show host's questions, but only when they're ovulating dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.evol… 10:25 AM Mar 7th via web
  19. Build muscle and avoid being run over: evidence that physical fitness boosts perception of rapidly approaching sounds dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.evol… 9:58 AM Mar 5th via web
  20. Men who objectify women are also more likely to sexually victimise them psp.sagepub.com/content/early/… 4:14 AM Feb 29th via web
  • Name Rob Burriss
  • Location Cambridge, UK
  • Web http://www.oracle...
  • Bio Psychologist who researches human mate choice and face preferences.
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