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Math for baby boys
The Boston Globe: The Nuremberg Trials established that individuals cannot fall back on a claim that they were merely conforming and “following orders” to justify immoral actions. Nevertheless, a new study suggests that people consider
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For ugly Don Juans, false confidence aids when looks are lacking
The Vancouver Sun: When it comes to sex, a new study finds that fortune favours the bold — and the clueless. Reporting in the journal Psychological Science, researchers say men who falsely presume women’s sexual
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Men Think They’re Hot — And It Works
Discovery News: It’s a classic tale of unrequited love: Boy meets Girl. Boy likes Girl. Girl is not really that into Boy. Totally failing to take the hint, Boy pursues Girl anyway. The storyline is
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Men who try hard get the girl: study
New Zealand Herald: We’ve all met men who think they’re God’s gift to women. No matter how many times they’re rebuffed in the dating game, they always bounce back. But a study suggests those who
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The secret to sexual success for men? Misreading whether women are interested – and having a thick skin
The Daily Mail: Lotharios who ‘misread the signals’ from women and assume they are more attractive than they are – and there are lots – should just be in for repeated embarasssments, you might think.
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All It Takes is a Smile (For Some Guys)…
Does she or doesn’t she . . .? Sexual cues are ambiguous, and confounding. We—especially men—often read them wrong. A new study hypothesizes that the men who get it wrong might be the ones that