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

Tuesday, May 31, 2016 Rob 4 Comments

We discover why beauty is in the nose of the beholder in this odor special. We'll find out whether spraying scented deodorant all over your body can make your smell more masculine or feminine, and we'll also learn if a man's whole mating psychology is turned topsy turvy when he catches a whiff of female pheromones.

Also, this is episode 100 of the podcast so if you want to send me lots of gifts then go right ahead.

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Perfume and Pheromones: Why Beauty is in the Nose of the Beholder

Scents -- whether natural or artificial -- can influence what we find attractive and even how we see ourselves. J. Sibiga/Flickr

The articles covered in the show:

Allen, C., Cobey, K. D., Havlíček, J., & Roberts, S. C. (in press). The impact of artificial fragrances on the assessment of mate quality cues in body odor. Evolution and Human Behavior. Read summary

Williams, M. N., & Jacobson, A. (2016). Effect of copulins on rating of female attractiveness, mate-guarding, and self-perceived sexual desirability. Evolutionary Psychology, 14(2). Read summary

4 comments:

  1. Anonymous27 June 2016 at 14:42

    Is next episode this Tuesday or Tuesday next week?

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  2. Rob27 June 2016 at 14:54

    Tomorrow! I'm just about to record it now.

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  3. Rachmad Imam Tarecha10 July 2016 at 08:45

    Where is the next episodes?

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  4. Rob10 July 2016 at 10:00

    Hi Rachmad. The next episode after this was posted about a week ago. The next episode will go live in about three weeks.

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