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The Science Chanel: Sex Appeal--A Sexy Walk
What defines a sexy walk? See how men and women change their gait when they think eyes are watching.
http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/science-of-sex-appeal-a-sexy-walk.html

The Science Chanel: Sex Appeal--The Beauty of Symmetry
http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/science-of-sex-appeal-the-beauty-of-symmetry.html
Symmetry and sex appeal go hand in hand. See how strangers perceive beauty in an experiment based on facial symmetry.

The Science Chanel: Sex Appeal--Attractive Facial Features
http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/science-of-sex-appeal-attractive-facial-features.html

What features make a face attractive? See what science has to say and why.

The Science Chanel: Sex Appeal--Signals of the Flesh
Your skin can send sexual signals too. How? See the science behind the attractiveness of flesh
http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/science-of-sex-appeal-signals-of-the-flesh.html

The Science Chanel: Attractive Male Odor
There's no such thing as attractive male odor ... or is there? Find out how ovulating woman perceive male body odor and watch a smelly experiment.
http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/science-of-sex-appeal-attractive-man-funk.html

The Science Chanel: Sex Appeal--Flirting Females
It may be no surprise that bare skin and exaggerated dance movements cause male testosterone to rise. Watch how female flirtation techniques change during ovulation.
http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/science-of-sex-appeal-female-flirtation.html


The Science Chanel: Sex Appeal--The Dating and Mating Pool
http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/science-of-sex-appeal-the-dating-and-mating-pool.html
What drives us to pair up with the partners we choose? An experiment in human social dynamics examines the human mating game.

John Gottman Explains the Relationship Ratio

      

John Gottman: The Relationship Lab

 
 

The Love Lab: John Gottman
also available: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oB6zNcLIH0

 

 

 

This is a pop culture article that does a wonderful job of summarizing the academic research on attraction
What REALLY makes a woman want to sleep with a man?
by Cindy Meston and Davis Buss
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1215420/What-REALLY-makes-woman-want-sleep-man.html

Online Activity:   By looking at pictures, can you match the couples?

Dr. Lynn Meade
Nonverbal Communication