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Smart guys have sex appeal

8 October 2008

WHETHER a woman wants a quick fling or a long-term relationship, she’s still likely to pick brains over a brawn. That’s according to a study of university students.

Mark Prokosch at in North Carolina and his team filmed 15 college men performing a series of tasks, such as reading the news and catching a frisbee. The men also took an intelligence test. The videos were watched by 200 women, who rated the men’s intelligence, looks and relationship appeal. The team found the smarter the man, the higher his appeal (Evolution and Human Behavior, ).

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