<![CDATA[Bering in Mind: Bering in Mind Podcast]]>https://www.beringinmind.com/s/bering-in-mind-podcasthttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-6yz!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa9dcf9fc-4cea-45a1-b37d-48566bf08106_1280x1280.pngBering in Mind: Bering in Mind Podcasthttps://www.beringinmind.com/s/bering-in-mind-podcastSubstackTue, 08 Sep 2026 19:35:09 GMT<![CDATA[Do You Know Bullshit When You Hear It?]]>https://www.beringinmind.com/p/do-you-know-bullshit-when-you-hear-363https://www.beringinmind.com/p/do-you-know-bullshit-when-you-hear-363Thu, 22 May 2025 16:00:58 GMTTurpin, M. H., Kara-Yakoubian, M., Walker, A. C., Walker, H. E., Fugelsang, J. A., & Stolz, J. A. (2021). Bullshit ability as an honest signal of intelligence. Evolutionary Psychology, 19(2), 14747049211000317.

]]><![CDATA[You’re More Likable Than You Think, I Think]]>https://www.beringinmind.com/p/youre-more-likable-than-you-think-364https://www.beringinmind.com/p/youre-more-likable-than-you-think-364Thu, 15 May 2025 16:00:41 GMTWolf, W., Nafe, A., & Tomasello, M. (2021). The development of the liking gap: Children older than 5 years think that partners evaluate them less positively than they evaluate their partners. Psychological Science, 32(5), 789-798.

]]><![CDATA[Lions & Chimps & Hares, Oh My! ]]>https://www.beringinmind.com/p/lions-and-chimps-and-hares-oh-my-72fhttps://www.beringinmind.com/p/lions-and-chimps-and-hares-oh-my-72fTue, 13 May 2025 16:01:09 GMTKrejčová, L., Vaníček, O., Hůla, M., Potyszová, K., & Bártová, K. (2024). Genital and subjective sexual arousal in androphilic women and gynephilic men in response to the copulatory movements of different animal species. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 53(8), 2977-2986

]]><![CDATA[You Feel Me? Yawns and Smiles Get Us into Emotional Sync with Others]]>https://www.beringinmind.com/p/you-feel-me-yawns-and-smiles-get-953https://www.beringinmind.com/p/you-feel-me-yawns-and-smiles-get-953Thu, 08 May 2025 16:01:37 GMTPoole, K. L., & Henderson, H. A. (2023). Social cognitive correlates of contagious yawning and smiling. Human Nature, 34(4), 569-587.

]]><![CDATA[Devious by Queer Design]]>https://www.beringinmind.com/p/devious-by-queer-design-e68https://www.beringinmind.com/p/devious-by-queer-design-e68Tue, 06 May 2025 16:02:28 GMTJonason, P. K., & Luoto, S. (2021). The dark side of the rainbow: Homosexuals and bisexuals have higher Dark Triad traits than heterosexuals. Personality and Individual Differences, 181, 111040.

]]><![CDATA[She Lost Count but She’s Just Fine]]>https://www.beringinmind.com/p/she-lost-count-but-shes-just-fine-e81https://www.beringinmind.com/p/she-lost-count-but-shes-just-fine-e81Thu, 01 May 2025 12:02:40 GMTKrems, J. A., Ko, A., Moon, J. W., & Varnum, M. E. (2021). Lay beliefs about gender and sexual behavior: First evidence for a pervasive, robust (but seemingly unfounded) stereotype. Psychological Science, 32(6), 871-889.

]]><![CDATA[Resting Hunt Face]]>https://www.beringinmind.com/p/resting-hunt-face-ccchttps://www.beringinmind.com/p/resting-hunt-face-cccTue, 29 Apr 2025 12:02:51 GMTEisenbruch, A. B., Smith, K. M., Workman, C. I., von Rueden, C., & Apicella, C. L. (2024). US adults accurately assess Hadza and Tsimane men's hunting ability from a single face photograph. Evolution and Human Behavior, 45(4), 106598

]]><![CDATA[What (Not) to Eat on a Date, According to Evolutionary Theory]]>https://www.beringinmind.com/p/what-not-to-eat-on-a-date-according-9c7https://www.beringinmind.com/p/what-not-to-eat-on-a-date-according-9c7Thu, 24 Apr 2025 13:00:23 GMTYang, M., & Su, J. (2024). Love matters: The effect of mating motive on female food choice. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 53(3), 969–979. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-023-02768-3

]]><![CDATA[Gay Men Like Their Men… Fertile?]]>https://www.beringinmind.com/p/gay-men-like-their-men-fertile-5a9https://www.beringinmind.com/p/gay-men-like-their-men-fertile-5a9Tue, 22 Apr 2025 16:02:49 GMTRinn, R., Kirsch, F., Agthe, M., & Kayser, D. N. (2020). Fertility as a cue for attractiveness in homo-and heterosexual men. Personality and Individual Differences, 166, 110171.

]]><![CDATA[Noisy Creatures: The “Wheezy, Effortful Grunts” of Human Sex]]>https://www.beringinmind.com/p/noisy-creatures-the-wheezy-effortful-6b2https://www.beringinmind.com/p/noisy-creatures-the-wheezy-effortful-6b2Thu, 17 Apr 2025 17:02:08 GMTGiven the everyday nature of these very human sounds, it’s surprising that it wasn’t until very recently that anyone bothered to investigate the acoustic features of authentic sexual activity. And listeners are more discerning than you might think.

Anikin, A. (2024). Why do people make noises in bed? Evolution and Human Behavior, 45(2), 183-192.

]]><![CDATA[Are Politics Being Influenced by a Common Brain Parasite?]]>https://www.beringinmind.com/p/are-politics-being-influenced-by-601https://www.beringinmind.com/p/are-politics-being-influenced-by-601Wed, 16 Apr 2025 06:54:30 GMTT. gondii, a brain parasite linked to cat feces and infecting an estimated 40 million Americans, leads to subtle, brain-based personality alterations in its hosts. Scientists believe these changes may be reflected in the political views of voting citizens.

Kopecky, R., Příplatová, L., Boschetti, S., Talmont-Kaminski, K., & Flegr, J. (2022). Le petit Machiavellian prince: Effects of latent toxoplasmosis on political beliefs and values. Evolutionary Psychology, 20(3), 14747049221112657.

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