The Dissenter

#763 Mitch Brown: Pathogen Avoidance, Mate Preferences for Facial Features, and Humor


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Dr. Mitch Brown is an instructor and researcher in Psychology at the University of Arkansas. His work primarily considers (1) the tradeoffs people invoke to avoid disease and belong to groups, (2) the prioritization of physical features and behaviors in shaping preferences for short-term and long-term mates, and (3) how inferences of men’s formidability inform stereotypes of personality and social functions.

In this episode, we talk about topics in evolutionary psychology. We start with the evolution of pathogen avoidance behaviors. We discuss the physical features that men and women look for in a potential partner, and the information regarding personality and motivational states people derive from facial and bodily features. We talk about humor styles, focusing on aggressive and self-defeating humor, and the personality traits of people who use them. Other topics include: the relationship between formidability and political militancy and moral foundations; limbal rings; and mom and dad bods, and parenting ability.

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