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The anecdotal evidence has long suggested that women are more picky than men  when choosing a partner, and now a scientific study has confirmed it. University of Queensland researchers have found through a survey of 7,325 heterosexual users of dating websites aged 18 to 65 that while men and women were largely similar in the relative importance they put on each of nine attributes, females scrutinise each attribute more closely than males. The only attribute in which there was a marked differen...

When Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution was first published in On the Origin of Species in 1859, the book was conspicuously silent about how his theory applied to humans. Darwin believed the subject of human evolution was so “surrounded with prejudices” he was determined to avoid it entirely. It was only when he became frustrated by the way others conceived of human evolution that he took up the subject himself. His two-volume The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex was p...

Study shows relation between mothers income level and childrens finger length Low-income mothers feminize their children in the womb by adjusting their hormones, whereas high-income mothers masculinize their children, a major study based on finger length, led by a Swansea University expert, has found. The phenomenon is an unconscious evolutionary response aimed at boosting their offsprings chances of successful reproduction. It helps, in part, explain associations between low income, low levels...

 E-Mail IMAGE: Low-income mothers feminize their children in the womb by adjusting their hormones, whereas high-income mothers masculinize their children, a major study based on finger length, led by a Swansea University... view more  Credit: John Manning, Swansea University Low-income mothers feminize their children in the womb by adjusting their hormones, whereas high-income mothers masculinize their children, a major study based on finger length, led by a Swansea University expert,...

This bs, all the time. just flooding our air waves and so on, and talking nonsense about timid suggestions to have a more equitable distribution of the wealth of this country. >> professor, its a really pleasure. >> likewise. >> i like when professors visit and we learn stuff on this show. its learning for free in public. heck, they pay me! professor, its a pleasure. have a good weekend. robert trivers, author of "the folly of fools." coming up on "hardball," chris talking to a victim of sexua...