Summary: <p>We all know the stereotype of the handsome jock who scores on and off the field, but is there a real link between beauty and ball skills? Also, the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, but what can a person's food preferences tell you about the kind of relationships they're after? And we find out how to use science to craft the most effective internet dating profile. Score!</p><p><audio><br> </audio><br> </p><p><a href="http://archive.org/download/PsychologyOfAttractiveness201412/PAP-2014-12.mp3">Download the MP3</a><br> </p><p><b>Rate me!</b><br> Rate, review, or listen <a href="http://www.robertburriss.com/itunes">in iTunes</a> or <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=63199&refid=stpr">in Stitcher.</a><br> </p><img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BKJ6GEoRKyk/We-ga6QY7dI/AAAAAAAACL0/G2mdCMWhXkQtArO5ICAYXMEY3cebfFOaQCLcBGAs/s1600/ronaldo.jpg"><br> <p><i>Ronaldo scores loads of goals and is handsome as a Ken doll fresh from the factory. But are his ball skills and his beauty linked? <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/enriquelin/6907202668/">Enrique Lin/Flickr</a></i></p><p><b>The articles covered in the show:</b></p><p>Rosar, U., Hagenah, J., & Klein, M. (in press). Physical attractiveness and monetary success in German Bundesliga. <i>Soccer & Society.</i> <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14660970.2014.98074">Read summary</a></p><p>Al-Shawaf, L., Lewis, D. M. G., Alley, T. R., & Buss, D. M. (in press). Mating strategy, disgust, and food neophobia. <i>Appetite</i>. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2014.10.029">Read summary</a></p><p>Strassberg, D. S., & English, B. L. (in press). An experimental study of men’s and women’s personal ads. <i>Archives of Sexual Behavior</i>. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10508-014-0428-6">Read summary</a></p>
