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Chemistry Between People: A Sum of Their Connections
Have you ever felt a special “spark” with someone—an intense bond with a potential partner, friend, or colleague? When individuals experience chemistry, they experience their interaction as something more than the sum of their separate contributions.
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From Voldemort to Vader, Science Says We Prefer Fictional Villains Who Remind Us of Ourselves
People may find fictional villains surprisingly likeable when they share similarities with the viewer or reader. [April 22, 2020]
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Love Stories: Adventures in the Study of Attraction
In a nod to Valentine’s Day, researchers including APS Fellows Lisa Diamond, Eli Finkel, Nickola Overall, and Harry Reis share discoveries, challenges, and new directions in the study of love, desire, dating, and commitment.
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Birth Control Probably Doesn’t Change Who You’re Attracted to, Study Finds
A commonly touted theory about how women’s attraction to men works might be all wrong, suggests a new paper published this week in Psychological Science. Prior, small experiments have found that birth control pills and
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No Evidence That Women’s Preference for Masculine Faces Is Linked With Hormones
Data from almost 600 participants show that women’s perceptions of male attractiveness do not vary according to their hormone levels, in contrast with some previous research. The study findings are published in Psychological Science, a
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When It Comes To Romantic Attraction, Real Life Beats Questionnaires
NPR: Dating sites claim to winnow a few ideal suitors out of a nigh-infinite pool of chaff. But the matches these algorithms offer may be no better than picking partners at random, a study finds.
