Mating Intelligence Unleashed

Glenn Geher is an evolutionary behavioral scientist with more than 50 publications to his name on diverse topics, ranging from emotional intelligence to perceptions of romantic partners to attitudes about why boys are different from girls. Chair of Psychology and Director of Evolutionary Studies at the State University of New York at New Paltz, Dr. Geher is committed to educating young adults and advancing our understanding of the evolutionary underpinnings of what it means to be human. Scott Barry Kaufman is Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology at New York University, co-founder of The Creativity Post, and Chief Pedagogical Advisor of The Future Project. He holds a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from Yale University; an M.Phil. in experimental psychology from the University of Cambridge, where he was a Gates Cambridge Scholar; and a B.S. from Carnegie Mellon University. His research interests include the nature, identification, and development of human intelligence, creativity, imagination, and personality. In addition to more than 25 publications, he is co-editor of The Cambridge Handbook of Intelligence (2011) with Robert J. Sternberg and The Psychology of Creative Writing (2009) with James C. Kaufman. His work has been covered in media outlets such as Scientific American Mind and Men's Health. Additionally, he blogs for Psychology Today, The Huffington Post, Scientific American, and Harvard Business Review.

1. Introduction: Cupid's Cognitive Arrow ; 2. "I'm Too Sexy for this Canvas": Why Creativity is Sexy ; 3. Wanted! Neurotic Mess: The Role of Personality in Mating ; 4. What's your Cue?: Attractiveness and Mate Choice in the Real World ; 5. Game Plans: The Highly Contextual Nature of Human Mating Strategies ; 6. "She Totally Wants Me": In the World of Mating, Biased Perceptions are Everywhere ; 7. "I Really am a Tall Doctor - And of Course I Love You!": Mind-Reading, Emotional Intelligence, and Deception ; 8. Do Nice Guys Finish Last?: The Multiple Routes to Mating Success ; 9. Mating Intelligence Saves the World ; 10. The Mating Intelligence Scale