General honors (GH) classes

GH 301 - the biology of love and sex

Spring 2013 - CRN: 13937

course description

The need to find and seduce a mate is one of the most powerful forces in biology.  In this course we will examine the biological factors contributing to an organism’s “success” in finding and seducing a mate (i.e. in love and sex).  We will adopt a broad perspective, examining a variety of strategies in both human and animal systems. 

   

A sampling of the topics we will cover include … 

  • how genes affect pair-bonding

  • why children use the opposite sex parent as a template for a partner

  • why short women with long legs are the most attractive

  • how pill use affects partner choice

  • why symmetry is sexy

  • why, in most species, faithfulness is indeed a fantasy
 

Instructor: Dr. elaina m. tuttle

MWF 10:00 – 10:50
 Elaina.Tuttle@indstate.edu