[News] The dizzying diversity of human sexual strategies

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The dizzying diversity of human sexual strategies

 

SOME people revel in a reputation as a Casanova and others proudly proclaim their chastity. But most of us probably prefer not to advertise our sexual proclivities. Still, if you think your attitudes to sex are a private affair consider this. Earlier this year, Lynda Boothroyd of the University of Durham, UK, and colleagues published a study showing that the majority of men and women were able to accurately judge whether a person would be a good bet for a committed relationship or were more interested in a fling, just by looking at a photograph of their face.

 

The dizzying diversity of human sexual strategies - life - 26 November 2008 - New Scientist