PinnedWilliam CostelloSex Differences in Human Mate Preferences“How an evolutionary perspective can help us understand cross-cultural consistency and variation in mate preferences, and how these…Mar 9, 20221Mar 9, 20221
PinnedWilliam CostelloStep Your Dick Up: Why incels deserve better adviceMen who can’t get sex are seen as losersAug 6, 20203Aug 6, 20203
William CostelloFace Value: The importance of feminine mystique in perceived facial trustworthiness.My first ever psychology assignment for my MSc in 2021.May 2, 2023May 2, 2023
William CostelloSexual Conflict“Critically review evolutionary literature which addresses sex differences in both the perpetuation of and defence against antagonistic…May 7, 2022May 7, 2022
William CostelloIs Evolutionary Psychology Compatible With Cross-Cultural Psychology?“Evolutionary psychology focuses on human universals whereas cultural psychology focuses on cultural differences. Thus, those two fields…Apr 9, 2022Apr 9, 2022
William CostelloIs the Human Mind Massively Modular?The modularity of mind debate centers around whether human minds consist of discrete neural units with distinct functions. A central arena…Mar 14, 2022Mar 14, 2022
William CostelloFacecrime: Smile Like You Mean ItNick Sandmann became the locus for righteous outrage. We form opinions on symbols. A smirk become’s everything that’s wrong with America.Aug 20, 2020Aug 20, 2020
William CostelloWill and Jada: The Poster Couple that Polyamory Needs?It wasn’t until I moved from Ireland to England at the age of 22 that I realised that not all gay men were stereotypically camp…Jul 7, 20201Jul 7, 20201
William CostelloWe Need to Talk About KarenWhat started off as a harmless internet meme to poke fun at a stereotype that we all recognise has turned into something a lot darker.Jun 25, 20201Jun 25, 20201
William CostelloBetter the Battle of Ideas than the Battle of IdentitiesEssay based on my opening remarks at Battle of Ideas 2019. Individuals Vs Identities: Can we move beyond Tribal Politics?Jun 11, 20201Jun 11, 20201