<description>&lt;div&gt; &lt;p&gt;A discussion with Marta Kowal on beautification and what predicts it.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="il"&gt;Marta&lt;/span&gt; Kowal (PhD) is a post-doctoral researcher at the IDN Being Human Lab, Institute of Psychology, University of Wrocław, Poland. &lt;span class= "il"&gt;Marta&lt;/span&gt;'s academic background is in evolutionary psychology, and her research primarily focuses on mate attraction, physical attractiveness-enhancing behaviors, and romantic love, particularly from a cross-cultural perspective. During her PhD program, under the guidance of her supervisor, Professor Piotr Sorokowski, &lt;span class="il"&gt;Marta&lt;/span&gt; secured a grant from the Polish National Science Centre to explore beauty-enhancing behaviors across different cultures. &lt;span class= "il"&gt;Marta&lt;/span&gt; takes one of the leadership positions in an extensive international consortium of over 400 scientists from more than 100 countries passionately committed to facilitating large-scale cross-cultural research projects.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;Marta's website: &lt;a href= "https://martakowal.com/"&gt;https://martakowal.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;If you want to listen to my audio course on human evolution, you can find it here: &lt;a href= "https://mackenmurphy.gumroad.com/l/humanevolution?layout=profile"&gt;https://mackenmurphy.gumroad.com/l/humanevolution?layout=profile&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;If you want to donate to support Species, you can do so, here: &lt;a href= "https://donorbox.org/keep-species-free"&gt;https://donorbox.org/keep-species-free&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;If you want to keep up with my work, everything is here: &lt;a href= "https://linktr.ee/mackenmurphy"&gt;https://linktr.ee/mackenmurphy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Timestamps&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;0:00 Intro&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;5:08 231 minutes daily on beauty?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;10:38 The Benefits of Beauty&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;12:23 Beauty: Not (Just) a Social Construct&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;19:35 Collecting Big Data&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;23:34 Gender &amp; Beautification&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;48:51 Age &amp; Beautification&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;54:28 Social Media &amp; Beautification&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;1:08:25 The Beautiful Beautify More&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;1:12:57 Wealth, Education, Politics &amp; Beauty&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;1:24:32 Intrasexual Competition All The Way Down&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;1:28:44 The Pathogen Prevalence Hypothesis&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;1:36:57 Cultural and Individual Differences in Strategies&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;1:47:14 Conclusion&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;1:50:10 Outro&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt;</description>

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Beauty Behavioral Ecology | Dr. Marta Kowal

OCT 7, 2024111 MIN
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Beauty Behavioral Ecology | Dr. Marta Kowal

OCT 7, 2024111 MIN

Description

A discussion with Marta Kowal on beautification and what predicts it.

Marta Kowal (PhD) is a post-doctoral researcher at the IDN Being Human Lab, Institute of Psychology, University of Wrocław, Poland. Marta's academic background is in evolutionary psychology, and her research primarily focuses on mate attraction, physical attractiveness-enhancing behaviors, and romantic love, particularly from a cross-cultural perspective. During her PhD program, under the guidance of her supervisor, Professor Piotr Sorokowski, Marta secured a grant from the Polish National Science Centre to explore beauty-enhancing behaviors across different cultures. Marta takes one of the leadership positions in an extensive international consortium of over 400 scientists from more than 100 countries passionately committed to facilitating large-scale cross-cultural research projects.

  Marta's website: https://martakowal.com/

 

If you want to listen to my audio course on human evolution, you can find it here: https://mackenmurphy.gumroad.com/l/humanevolution?layout=profile

If you want to donate to support Species, you can do so, here: https://donorbox.org/keep-species-free

If you want to keep up with my work, everything is here: https://linktr.ee/mackenmurphy

Timestamps

0:00 Intro

5:08 231 minutes daily on beauty?

10:38 The Benefits of Beauty

12:23 Beauty: Not (Just) a Social Construct

19:35 Collecting Big Data

23:34 Gender & Beautification

48:51 Age & Beautification

54:28 Social Media & Beautification

1:08:25 The Beautiful Beautify More

1:12:57 Wealth, Education, Politics & Beauty

1:24:32 Intrasexual Competition All The Way Down

1:28:44 The Pathogen Prevalence Hypothesis

1:36:57 Cultural and Individual Differences in Strategies

1:47:14 Conclusion

1:50:10 Outro