Hanan Parvez 
The article will explore whether women have a strong sense of smell and taste compared to men. In previous articles How men and women perceive the world differently and Communication differences between genders, we looked at the gender differences in humans in visual and auditory perceptions. In this article, we take up the senses of taste
Generally speaking, why do women tend to be good listeners compared to men? I’m sure you’ve encountered more women than men with good listening and communication skills. What’s behind the communication differences between genders? In the article How men and women perceive the world differently, we looked at the differences in the visual perceptions of men
For most of our evolutionary history as Homo sapiens, we lived as hunter-gatherers. Men were predominantly hunters while women were predominantly gatherers. If men and women had these different roles, it makes sense that their bodies have evolved differently, and therefore, look different. Men’s bodies are adapted more for hunting while women’s bodies are adapted more
You decide to learn a skill, say programming, and buy the best book you know about it. After finishing the book and doing some exercises, you feel like you’ve mastered programming. Say your ability to program has reached from level 0 to level 3. You feel like a pro and add ‘programming’ to your resume
This article will explore the evolutionary psychology behind the rare rich woman poor man relationship- a recurring theme in many popular romance novels. While selecting potential mates, men and women give importance to three main factors- looks, personality, and resources that a potential partner has or is capable of acquiring. Looks are important because good
This article explores how the evolution of perception makes us perceive only a part of reality, not reality in its entirety. You might have come across one of those posts on social media that ask you to read a paragraph at the end of which you’re told that you missed some articles that were there
Our fantasies reveal our deepest desires- desires that are unbridled from any outside scrutiny or judgment. Therefore, our fantasies can provide a window into the propensities of our minds. This is true for all fantasies including erotic fantasies. What men and women fantasize about when it comes to sex reveal how their minds have been
Does the law of attraction really work?Can you make the universe bend to your will? If you’ve read books like As a man thinketh, Think and Grow Rich, and The Secret and almost all the stuff by authors like Deepak Chopra and Wayne Dyer, you’re probably aware of the Law of Attraction. The law states that our life is
This article will explore the function of emotions from an evolutionary perspective. Imagine yourself in a zoo watching a caged lion. You’re amused as the majestic animal moves about, occasionally roaring and yawning in the bright sun. Hoping to get some kind of reaction, you roar back at the lion. Say the lion perceives your
This article explores the psychology of honour killings- killings in which a family kills one of their own for bringing ‘shame’ and ‘dishonour’ to the family. Mostly, it’s the young women (with 23 being the worldwide average age) who’re the victims of honour killings and this practice, though more common in some cultures compared to