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June
16, 2006:
Biology Of Attraction
Interview
with Geoffrey Miller, author of The
Mating Mind
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Mike
Carruthers:
Creativity. Things like art and wit and musical ability may
be very important in romantic attraction.
Geoffrey Miller:
In modern culture particularly, some of the most sexually successful
men and women are the musicians that are popularly respected.
Evolutionary
biologist Geoffrey Miller, author of the book, The
Mating Mind, says that throughout history and across cultures
people have always been attracted to other people with creative
ability.
Some people sort
of mock my theory and say, "Oh well, why would a cave woman
prefer a sort of weedy Woody Allen type with a sense of humor
to a sort of strong, robust dominant male?" But that's
looking at it the wrong way. It's really a question of if two
guys or two women are equally attractive in other respects,
and one of them can also entertain you, than it's sort of a
no-brainer. You're going to chose the person who makes life
more enjoyable.
In addition to
creativity, another element of romantic attraction that has
evolved is kindness.
The idea is our
ancestors would have favored mates who are kind and sympathetic
because those are crucial to raising kids together. And I think
this really is a powerful explanation for why we find charitable
acts and kindness so romantically attractive and also why humans
do so much of that behavior compared to other species.
At somethingyoushouldknow.net.I'm
Mike Carruthers and that's "Something You Should Know."
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