Essays and blog
I write the Love’s Evolver blog for Psychology Today.
- Tired of swiping? What evolution suggests instead (Psychology Today, October 2026)
- Why dating feels exhausting (Psychology Today, October 2026)
- Gentle parenting is doomed to fail (IAI News, Institute of Art and Ideas, February 2026)
Recent coverage of my research
- When women share a husband, physical fights between co-wives are common across cultures (PsyPost, October 2026)
- Women on hormonal birth control view their romantic traits more positively (PsyPost, October 2026)
- Kindness isn’t always what it seems: The psychology of women’s competitive altruism (PsyPost, October 2026)
Earlier coverage
- How to be a good flirt (BBC)
- Unlikely friendships among celebrities (USA Today)
- What is ‘beekeeping age’ and why is TikTok buzzing about it? Hint: It’s not about bees (USA Today)
- Why depression exists (The Agenda, TVO, recorded show)
- New study on intrasexual competition sheds light on women’s most common insults toward female rivals (PsyPost)
- Here for a good time or a long time? Dogs in dating profile photos reveal men’s commitment levels (The Conversation)
- When it comes to finding love, a dog really is a man’s best friend (The Times)
- Halifax study uses Harlequin covers to track changing attitudes on romance, society (CBC)
- How to flirt on Zoom, and other pandemic dating challenges (CBC)
- Harlequin romance covers get spicier, but still not hot enough to make your kids blush, according to new Halifax study (The ChronicleHerald; Halifax)
- People did a lot of reflection: How dating in Halifax has changed during COVID-19 (The Signal; King’s University)
- SMU researcher’s survey to examine dating, self-esteem in the time of COVID-19 (The ChronicleHerald; Halifax)
- How pandemic-era dating could change the way people pair up (CBC)
- Eating habits during the pandemic (CTV News Atlantic, recorded interview)
- How to end a meeting (CBC)
- Dating during COVID-19 (WNYC Studios)
- Talking about maternal instinct (Skeptics in the Pub)
- Women and competition (Cheating on Fear podcast)
- Love in the time of COVID (The Agenda, TVO, recorded show)