Extreme promiscuity is correlated with psychological traits that also correlate with relationship failure. Across studies, personality traits that are linked to both promiscuity and relationship instability include: - Low Agreeableness - Low Conscientiousness - Psychopathic

Are humans still evolving? A new study looks at natural selection in modern Americans. It finds that genes associated with educational attainment are being selected against, while genes associated with depression, asthma, and earlier first birth are being favored. [Link below.]

Here’s a brief thread 🧵on our latest paper: “Sexual partner number and distribution over time affect long-term partner evaluation: evidence from 11 countries across 5 continents” out now in Scientific Reports (nature.com/articles/s4159…) [1/16]

"Psychotherapy used to be a refuge from politics, but it’s become another front in the culture war. Therapists once helped people face reality. Today, more and more, they urge patients to interpret it through a hierarchy of oppression." city-journal.org/article/therap…

Any incels willing to take part (anonymously) in a UK documentary please DM me. It's a nuanced, long-form take on the issue. (Which is the only reason I'm involved.)

Irish participants! I need YOU...to take this study! Please RT to help me recruit more participants. swanseachhs.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6l…

Physically attractive people are perceived as funnier in videos than in audio recordings. Physically unattractive people, in contrast, are perceived as funnier in audio recordings than videos. [Link below.]

Source? It was revealed to me on a walk

HAVE SIBLINGS? please take my 10-15 minute online survey study investigating decisions in response to sibling injury. Must be: 18+yo, fluent in English, have at least one 12+yo biological brother/sister. utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dh… PLEASE RETWEET / SHARE WIDELY Participation in

"Happy Non-daters (low-pressure non-daters) and Happy Explorers (low-pressure casual-daters) consistently reported the highest well-being" Distressed Non-daters (high-pressure non-daters) "stood out as faring notably worse than the others" frontiersin.org/journals/psych…

Surrogate pregnancies are increasingly popular in tech circles, and the practice is expected to explode globally in the coming decade. It’s also shockingly unregulated. This is a story about what happens when it goes horribly wrong. wired.com/story/the-baby…

twitter is the greatest dating app in the world

Celebrating Charlie Kirk’s death because he “deserved it for having objectionable beliefs” is sick and short-sighted. By that logic, you’ve just set the terrain for those who find your views objectionable to justify violence against you. Dangerous precedent. #JeSuisCharlie

Steven Pinker on postmodernism. More great Pinker quotes in link below.

🧵 1/15 - "THERE ARE ONLY TWO SEXES AND THERE CAN NEVER BE MORE" - my publication in Archives of Sexual Behavior. Thread with link and very brief summaries of the main points I cover in the paper...

"modern contexts produce obsessions with social status that come at the cost of mating and reproductive outcomes (e.g., dating, marrying, having children)" akjournals.com/view/journals/…

📊Please participate, and share my research!📊 HAVE SIBLINGS? Take my 10-15 minute online survey study investigating decisions in response to sibling injury. Must have at least one 12+yo biological brother/sister. *LINK IN FIRST COMMENT* PLEASE RETWEET / SHARE WIDELY

🚨 New preprint 🚨 Why Incels Capture Attention: A Cultural Attraction Theory Perspective From Alberto Acerbi and me 🧵and link to paper to follow

Alberto Acerbi Mass killers often “cruise for a cause,” picking ideologies that boost notoriety e.g., as seen with the Toronto van attacker. Intense media focus on incels might inadvertently make the ideology more attractive. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…