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Surprisingly Beautiful

Looks matter—but not always in the ways you think.

Beauty
Attractiveness

That gorgeous people get preferential treatment is a not-too-pretty fact of life, long attributed to the halo effect. Now there's evidence that beauty and intelligence (and other positive characteristics) go hand in hand. Evolutionary psychologists have opened a tantalizing line of inquiry onto age-old questions about beauty, and not a moment too soon. Clinical psychologists observe that men and women alike appear more concerned than ever with attractiveness and perceived physical imperfections.

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Evolutionary Psychology Blogs

Caveman Logic
A look at the scary and entertaining ways in which our primitive minds are mismatched to the modern world around us.
By Hank Davis
Caveman Politics
How evolution impacts politics.
By Gregg Murray, Ph.D.
Cupid's Poisoned Arrow
Biology has plans for your love life.
By Marnia Robinson & Gary Wilson
Evolutionary Entertainment
Exploring the evolutionary foundations of popular culture.
By Barry X. Kuhle
From Darwin to Eternity
Evolutionary moral psychology.
By Michael Price, Ph.D.
Games Primates Play
The evolution and economics of human relationships.
By Dario Maestripieri, Ph.D.
Homo Consumericus
The nature and nurture of consumption.
By Gad Saad, Ph.D.
Mind Design
Yeah, there's an adaptation for that...
By Robert Kurzban, Ph.D.