“Our sense of beauty was shaped by evolution to embody an awareness of what is difficult as opposed to easy, rare as opposed to common, costly as opposed to cheap, skillful as opposed to talentless, and fit as opposed to unfit.”
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The Mating Mind: How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human Nature
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Geoffrey Miller
Geoffrey Miller is a renowned psychologist born in 1965. His research focuses on evolutionary psychology and human behavior, particularly in areas such as sex and marriage, and art and aesthetics. Miller's books, 'The Mating Mind' and 'Spent: The Dark Side of the All-Consuming Economy', have had a significant impact worldwide. more
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