It's Valentine's Day and I thought what better way to spend our day of love than to find out what is going on with dudes in 2024.
From tear sniffing to reduce aggression all the way to poor flirting skills being the biggest factor preventing relationships, we're trying to delve deep into the mind of man. Then we get hopeful on our lord and saviour's Internet in 2024 with a little visit to Craigslist Missed Connections.
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Topics Covered: Women’s tears lowers aggression in men, Matthew Johnson, Getting comfortable being uncomfortable, Craig’s list missed connections, Getting hopeful online, The Wire brings us comfort, The number one thing stopping you from attracting a mate, Valentine’s Day, doing something fun for your friends and family, Army coming home videos, Pet reactions, Supanova Brisbane, Supanova Expo, Stinky nerds, The power of our chemicals.
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Weird But Wonderful is hosted by James (@mypixelpersona)
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00:00 - It begins
01:35 - Women’s tears lowers aggression in males
03:33 - Getting comfy being uncomfy
06:54 - Females dominate males in many primate species
07:43 - Animals make you cry
09:06 - Humans communicate with body odour
10:28 - The odourless chemicals in tears impacting human behaviour
15:30 - The games used to gather data on male aggression
21:40 - Do something nice because it’s nice
22:42 - The #1 predictor of failure to attract mates
25:19 - The predictors of involuntary singlehood in men and women
28:11 - Getting hopeful on the internet with missed connections
39:11 - Outro
40:00 - No more self-imposed expectations
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