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Change Nation: Nancy Etcoff (5/16/08)
Beng Beautiful: Explore the beauty/happiness connection! Do men and women see the same things when it comes to beauty? What drives us to want to look a certain way? As the saying goes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder-but according to clinical psychologist Nancy Etcoff your looks are a crucial element for survival.
Change Nation: Nancy Etcoff (5/16/08)
Nancy Etcoff directs the program in aesthetics and well being at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She is also the author of the book Survival of the Prettiest: The Science of Beauty. On this episode of Change Nation, Etcoff explains her theories, and shares her thoughts on the beauty/happiness connection (Surprise! Being pretty doesn't necessarily make you happier.)
About Nancy Etcoff
Nancy Etcoff directs the program in aesthetics and well being at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She is also the author of the book Survival of the Prettiest: The Science of Beauty.
Survival of the Prettiest: The Science of Beauty
Survival of the Prettiest argues persuasively that looking good has survival value, and that sensitivity to beauty is a biological adaptation governed by brain circuits shaped by natural selection....
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