鈥淟ove Bonds,鈥 a new episode of the 鈥淲hat Makes Us Human鈥 podcast series, explores what influences who we find attractive. The podcast series鈥 third season -- "What Do We Know about Love?" -- showcases the newest thinking across academic disciplines about the relationship between humans and love.
Love is a bond that often involves physical attraction. 鈥淗ow do the groups with which we鈥檙e bonded influence that physical attractiveness? In my research, I鈥檝e found that the degree to which people find others physically attractive seems to be related to how strongly those people contribute to their shared groups,鈥 says Kevin Kniffin, assistant professor in the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management , in his podcast episode.
Kniffin鈥檚 interest areas include management organizational behavior and sports analytics. His research focuses on athletic and scientific teams and the relevance of leadership across a variety of organizational contexts. He is Assurance of Learning Director for the Dyson School within the SC Johnson College of Business and director of the Laboratory for Experimental Economics and Decision Research.
The 鈥淲hat Makes Us Human?鈥 podcast is produced by the 麻豆视频 and 麻豆视频 in collaboration with the Cornell Broadcast Studios and features audio essays written and recorded by Cornell faculty. New episodes are released each Tuesday through the fall semester, airing on WHCU and WVBR. The episodes are also available for download in and and for streaming on the A&S , where text versions of the essays are also posted.
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