Macken Murphy is an evolutionary biologist at Oxford University, a writer and a podcaster.

No one has ever said they want to be less attractive. But what does attractive actually mean? What do humans like to look at in other humans, and why? Thankfully science has some insights to help you understand why you like what you like.

Expect to learn the role of symmetry in attraction, why the most average faces are actually the most attractive ones, how important muscles, waisttohip ratio, tattoos, beards, eye colour, height and voice are, how to work out what is a stated and what is a revealed preference and much more…



00:00 What Actually Makes an Attractive Face?
05:30 Why Masculine Faces Can Cause Concern for Women
13:56 The Different Signals of MakeUp & Tan
18:17 What Makes an Eye Attractive?
20:20 Why We Are So Drawn to Faces
26:28 Do Women Like Muscular Men?
31:34 Do Men Like Heavier Women?
42:11 Men’s Tastes Are Shaped by Social Ecology
46:10 Is There a Generally Attractive Waist to Hip Ratio?
54:27 What Role Does Height Play in Attraction?
1:02:12 What Happens When the Female is the Breadwinner
1:12:14 Worst Mating & Dating Myths
1:16:00 Are Women Really More Picky Than Men?
1:26:00 Discriminating Based on Hair Colour
1:30:59 Do Men Want Wider Age Gaps as They Age?
1:35:16 How Attractive Are Tattoos?
1:41:20 What You Need to Know About Stated v Revealed Preferences
1:51:37 The CounterSignal of Saying ‘I Don’t Know’
2:01:28 Where to Find Macken



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