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Local Scientists Explore Evolution's Role In Picking A Mate

By Marcus Gilmer in Miscellaneous on Jul 13, 2009 8:20PM

Who's pickier: men or women? How does evolution play into speed-dating? So many questions and now a new study by a pair of scientists at Northwestern sheds a bit more light on it and claims that men and women are equally picky when selecting a mate. Eli J. Finkel and Paul W. Eastwick from Northwestern University ran the study and even the NY Times noticed.