Saturday, October 4, 2008

Scientists: Women find nerdy guys sexy.

I dunno, I think there's a conflict of interest here. From New Scientist:
Women looking for both one-night stands and long-term relationships go for geniuses over dumb jocks, according to a new study of hundreds of university students.

"Women want the best of both worlds. Not only a physically attractive man, but somebody in the long term who can provide for them," says Mark Prokosch, an evolutionary psychologist at Elon University in North Carolina, who led the study.

To many women, a smart man will appeal because he is likely to be clever enough to keep his family afloat. But he may also pass on "good" genes to his children, say Prokosch and his colleagues at the University of California, Davis.

1 comment:

Larissa said...

Well, duuuuh. Smart = sexy.