Romance Really Is A Game - And Game Theory Will Give You Some Answers
Sunday, January 18, 2009 - 06:50
in Psychology & Sociology
Scientists say they have developed a mathematical model of the mating game to help explain why courtship is often protracted. That's right, there may one day be a numerical model to tell you why women under 30 like the Bad Boys but over age 30 they like men that are employed. The study by researchers at University College London (UCL), University of Warwick and LSE (London School of Economics and Political Science), says that extended courtship enables a male to signal his suitability to a female and enables the female to screen out the male if he is unsuitable as a mate. read more
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