Science of sexuality on the newsstands

Posted by Lance Gravlee on January 27, 2008 
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Time: Science of RomanceTomorrow’s issue of Time magazine features a series of articles on the “science of romance,” including features on why we love, why we flirt, whether online matchmaking works, and whether gay relationships are different than straight ones.

I haven’t had a chance to read all the articles yet, but on first glance, it’s striking how many of the articles take an evolutionary perspective—or at least a watered-down version of one. Indeed, the Time cover story has already attracted criticism from a blogging anthropologist, Daniel Lende, who writes about the simplistic assumptions of pop evolutionary theory.

I’ll have more to say once I’ve read the articles. In the meantime, leave a comment to let us know what you think, if you’ve read the articles.

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2 Responses to “Science of sexuality on the newsstands”

  1. Robert on January 28th, 2008 10:08 am

    This looks really interesting, I’m probably going to go buy Time after class!

  2. Daniel Lende on January 30th, 2008 9:49 am

    Daniel Lende here, author of that critical take on Why We Love in Time magazine. Want to read about why Hannibal Lecter tells us more about love than evolutionary psychology? Then check out the post that Prof. Gravlee has linked to above. Or you can find it here.

    I would love to see some discussion on what you think about the blog and your class!

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