Helen’s Blog

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.  Right?   Wrong!  I have come to believe that we must do onto others and they would have done unto them.   But who are they?   This week, with the publication of our article in the journal, PLoS One (link below), I and my colleagues have taking a step toward understanding ourselves—and our future.   I’m over […]Read More

We now know what happens in the brain when you first meet someone new:  two small factories that lie behind your forehead leap into action.   One brain region tries to decide if this person is physically attractive enough, ie sexy enough, to be an acceptable partner in your bed.  The second brain region tries to establish whether this […]Read More

Women are the picky sex.  And they probably always have been.  They bear the baby for nine months; and in every society on earth, women spend more time at infant care than men.  Not to say that men don’t have childcare duties.  For millions of years men’s job was to protect the family and provide hard won meat.  They got […]Read More

Hooking up; friends with benefits; living together before marriage; constant texting on cell phones: many Americans believe the young are ushering in an era of emotional isolation and sexual chaos. But as a biological anthropologist, I am optimistic about the future of relationships.  Foremost, singles of all ages are leading the way to a far less […]Read More

Do you know your friends?  I’m referring to those in the age cohort 18 to 34:  Millennials.  I ask because many think they’re just sex monkeys who mooch off mom and dad–living in the family basement while making no effort to find romance or marry.  So Match and I decided to find out who these people really are.   As you […]Read More

Experts Explain Why We Love Reality Dating Shows, Even Though We Know They’re Fake There’s no way those couples are really engaged, so why can’t we stop watching? Good Housekeeping – BY DINA CHENEY Apr 22, 2020Read More