Jason Silva delivers a new "cinematic espresso shot."
Here Jason shares his enthusiasm for a variation of the "handicap principle."
This hypothesis was originally proposed in 1975 by biologist Amotz Zahavi.
Think conspicuous consumption.
When it comes to sexual-selection the mating display itself is the hadicap. Huge indigo tail-feathers, an egregiously expensive engagement ring or a PhD are possible example "handicaps." Squandering precious resources (metabolic energy, money or time) just to show you are capable of shouldering a heavy burden makes you more attractive to the opposite sex. Or so the theory goes.
Silva attributes a version of this hypothesis to Geoffrey Miller an evolutionary psychologist at the University of New Mexico.
Curious to hear what my readers think of this idea.
Are our brains such amazing computers because we just have a burning desire to get laid?
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