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The Psychology of Attractiveness Podcast

Dr. Rob Burriss reveals the science behind attraction, sexuality, and beauty.

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Why do we cuddle? Oct 2012

Why do we cuddle? Oct 2012

This month, we find out how the menstrual cycle influences competition and cooperation and why women’s sexual interest t... Read more

2 Nov 2012

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Musicians are more alluring than firemen. June 2013

Musicians are more alluring than firemen. June 2013

This month we find out what a woman wants in a man can tell us about the type of relationship she desires, and why seein... Read more

4 Jul 2013

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Diet and desire: How the food we eat influences odour and attraction. 17 Nov 2015

Diet and desire: How the food we eat influences odour and attraction. 17 Nov 2015

Diet and desire: Why you and your partner shouldn't turn your nose up at garlic, and how men get greedy when there's a w... Read more

17 Nov 2015

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Listeners' choice! Why we stay single. 11 Apr 2017

Listeners' choice! Why we stay single. 11 Apr 2017

For the first time, I hand over editorial control to you, the listeners of The Psychology of Attractiveness Podcast. Sup... Read more

11 Apr 2017

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Menstrual cycle special. Oct 2013

Menstrual cycle special. Oct 2013

This month, it’s a menstrual cycle special. We find out how changes in your hormone levels can influence your attitudes ... Read more

25 Oct 2013

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Do opposites attract? Attractiveness and differences among couples. 30 Aug 2016

Do opposites attract? Attractiveness and differences among couples. 30 Aug 2016

Download the MP3 Do opposites attract? We look at two studies of couples who are different in some way. Are couple who d... Read more

30 Aug 2016

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Penis size, with Brian Mautz; eat fruit to get a tan. Aug 2014

Penis size, with Brian Mautz; eat fruit to get a tan. Aug 2014

Stay out of the sun! New research suggests that the skin colour change associated with sun tanning isn't as attractive a... Read more

14 Aug 2014

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Overconfidence: When we think we're more attractive than we are. 14 Jul 2015

Overconfidence: When we think we're more attractive than we are. 14 Jul 2015

Many of us wish we were more confident, but is self-assuredness or arrogance attractive? Is it possible to be overconfid... Read more

14 Jul 2015

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Make up and 'facial contrast', with Alex Jones. 24 March 2015

Make up and 'facial contrast', with Alex Jones. 24 March 2015

Why do women wear make up? I interview Alex Jones of Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania about his new research into cosm... Read more

24 Mar 2015

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Detecting infidelity, with Samantha Leivers. 22 Sep 2015

Detecting infidelity, with Samantha Leivers. 22 Sep 2015

Can men detect if a woman is a cheater? I talk to Samantha Leivers of the University of Western Australia about her new ... Read more

22 Sep 2015

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Is a GSOH attractive? Dec 2012

Is a GSOH attractive? Dec 2012

This month, why a good sense of humour is sometimes attractive and sometimes not so much, how fruit consumption affects ... Read more

5 Jan 2013

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Is blonde hair attractive because it's rare? Oct 2014

Is blonde hair attractive because it's rare? Oct 2014

Is blonde and red hair attractive because of how it looks, or because it’s rare? Also, “my genes made me do it”: can men... Read more

28 Oct 2014

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Head tilt and allure, with Danielle Sulikowski. 20 Oct 2015

Head tilt and allure, with Danielle Sulikowski. 20 Oct 2015

Head posture: Does tilting your noggin like a bobble-head doll make you more or less alluring? I talk to Danielle Suliko... Read more

20 Oct 2015

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Perfume and pheromones: The attractiveness of odor. 31 May 2016

Perfume and pheromones: The attractiveness of odor. 31 May 2016

We discover why beauty is in the nose of the beholder in this odor special. We'll find out whether spraying scented deod... Read more

31 May 2016

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Are clever women attractive? 27 Sep 2016

Are clever women attractive? 27 Sep 2016

Download the MP3 Men are more attractive if they are intelligent, but what do smarts do for feminine appeal? We also fin... Read more

27 Sep 2016

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Threesomes and sexy fanfic. 09 May 2017

Threesomes and sexy fanfic. 09 May 2017

This month we investigate unusual aspects of mating behaviour. How many young adults have experience of threesomes (sex ... Read more

9 May 2017

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Tall, generous, and handsome. 12 Jan 2016

Tall, generous, and handsome. 12 Jan 2016

What women want: we investigate whether women's preference for taller men leads to a lifetime of happiness, and find out... Read more

14 Jan 2016

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Vocal fry, and why Kim Kardashian will never get a proper job. May 2014

Vocal fry, and why Kim Kardashian will never get a proper job. May 2014

Why Kim Kardashian would struggle finding a job outside showbiz, and how beauty is in the nose as well as the eye of the... Read more

11 Jun 2014

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Lingerie, chocolate, and shopping. 24 Feb 2015

Lingerie, chocolate, and shopping. 24 Feb 2015

Consumer psychology meets the psychology of attraction: how female fertility influences desire for variety in products. ... Read more

8 Mar 2015

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Video games get men horny. Nov 2012

Video games get men horny. Nov 2012

This month, “it’s not you, it’s not me, it’s where we live”: how environment can influence break up decisions. Also, gen... Read more

4 Dec 2012

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