Summary: <p>The Olympics are upon us, but what's the point of all that hard work? Except for the gold medals, glory and lucrative sponsorship deals that is. We also find out how a brief writing exercise can make you a sucker for a cheap chat up line, and why the Mormons had it right about polygamy the first time.</p><p><audio><br> </audio><br> </p><p><a href="http://www.archive.org/download/PsychologyOfAttractiveness201207/PAP-2012-07.mp3">Download the MP3</a></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/-y0iXHZQ8TC4/We-fOo2PTrI/AAAAAAAACLo/AsMjcdWFSh8r-NTEWGpDh6VO2uwxX7KAQCLcBGAs/s1600/mofarah.jpg"><br> <p><i>Nice one, Mo. But seriously, what was the point? <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/ciamabue/7968827812">Jon Connell/Flickr</a></i></p><p><b>The articles covered in the show:</b></p><p>Brewer, G., & Howarth, S. (2012). Sport, attractiveness and aggression. <span style="font-style: italic;">Personality and Individual Differences, 53</span>(5), 640-643. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2012.05.010">Read summary</a></p><p>Lewandowski Jr, G. W., Ciarocco, N. J., Pettanato, M., & Stephan, J. (in press). Pick me up: Ego depletion and receptivity to relationship initiation. <span style="font-style: italic;">Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.</span> <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0265407512449401">Read summary</a></p><p>Starkweather, K. E., & Hames, R. (in press). A survey of non-classical polyandry. <span style="font-style: italic;">Human Nature. </span><a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12110-012-9144-x">Read summary</a></p>
