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As partial credit for Psychology 403 at the University of Alberta, students have produced video podcasts on topics pertaining to the field of evolutionary psychology. Inspired by science video podcasts such as Jay Ingram's excellent Jay's Journal from Daily Planet and Science Friday video podcasts, students were asked to produce short (3 to 5 minute) video podcasts designed to inform the general public about scientific research topics in the field of Evolutionary Psychology. As students were given broad latitude in the actual methods used to produce their podcasts you will find that different student groups have utilized a wide range of techniques.

Below are links that will take you to a page for each topic's podcast.

2011 Podcasts

• The Cinderella Effect: More than a Fairy Tale
• Steroids - The Evolutionary Point of View
• Understanding Human Morality
• Why do Men Engage in Extreme Sports?
• Do Men Prefer Younger Women?
• The Penis Monologues: Is Penis Length the Result of Female Choice?
• Is Music an Evolutionary Adaptation?
• How did the Concept of 'Romantic Love' Begin?
• Tattoos
• Kin vs. Non-Kin
• Does your Mate Look Just Like You?
• The Metrosexual Male
• Can the Western Obesity Epidemic be Explained Evolutionarily?
• Why Men Prefer Blondes: An Evolutionary Perspective
• Why are more Females Anorexic and Bulimic than Males?
• Fear in Horror Films: An Evolutionary Perspective
• Is Waist to Hip Ratio Indicative of Cognitive Abilities?
• Effects of Alcohol on Attractiveness and Risky Behaviours
• The Bystander Effect
• Histrionic Personality Disorder: Its Cause and Adaptation
• Religion and Evolutionary Psychology