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…·14 min read·Mar 9, 2022--1--1
PinnedWilliam CostelloStep Your Dick Up: Why incels deserve better adviceMen who can’t get sex are seen as losers·13 min read·Aug 6, 2020--3--3
William CostelloFace Value: The importance of feminine mystique in perceived facial trustworthiness.My first ever psychology assignment for my MSc in 2021.·9 min read·May 2, 2023----
William CostelloSexual Conflict“Critically review evolutionary literature which addresses sex differences in both the perpetuation of and defence against antagonistic…·8 min read·May 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…·11 min read·Apr 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…·12 min read·Mar 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.·7 min read·Aug 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…·9 min read·Jul 7, 2020--1--1
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.·12 min read·Jun 25, 2020--1--1
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?·15 min read·Jun 11, 2020--1--1