Dr. Bill von Hippel

And what Brendan argued and has now demonstrated is that as you gain more gay genes, genes that make you more attracted to the opposite sex, but you're not completely homosexual yet, you're more attractive to the opposite sex.

And what Brendan argued and has now demonstrated is that as you gain more gay genes, genes that make you more attracted to the opposite sex, but you're not completely homosexual yet, you're more attractive to the opposite sex.

Yeah. So men who have more gay genes but are still straight have more sexual partners than men who have fewer gay genes and are also straight. So being a little bit gay is super attractive to women. Being too gay, maybe they're attracted to you, but you don't care anymore because now you're only attracted to men. And so from an evolutionary perspective, it's this balancing act.

Yeah. So men who have more gay genes but are still straight have more sexual partners than men who have fewer gay genes and are also straight. So being a little bit gay is super attractive to women. Being too gay, maybe they're attracted to you, but you don't care anymore because now you're only attracted to men. And so from an evolutionary perspective, it's this balancing act.

You want to give men enough gay genes so that women are attracted to them, but not so many that they don't care about women.

You want to give men enough gay genes so that women are attracted to them, but not so many that they don't care about women.

Some gay men are feminine, but some gay men are very masculine. They're hyper-masculine. So there's both types. You can be gay and be wildly masculine, or you can be gay and be quite feminine.

Some gay men are feminine, but some gay men are very masculine. They're hyper-masculine. So there's both types. You can be gay and be wildly masculine, or you can be gay and be quite feminine.

We know the genes. This paper was published in Science, if I remember right, a few years ago, and laid out the genes, and they don't make sense. Some of them relate to your sense of smell. We don't understand these polygenic scores very well yet. But if I had to guess, if you think of extreme straight males versus gay males, gay males are much cleaner.

We know the genes. This paper was published in Science, if I remember right, a few years ago, and laid out the genes, and they don't make sense. Some of them relate to your sense of smell. We don't understand these polygenic scores very well yet. But if I had to guess, if you think of extreme straight males versus gay males, gay males are much cleaner.

They look after themselves, their bodies much better. Their hygiene is much better. Their sense of aesthetics is much better. And so maybe being a little bit gay means you're metrosexual. And now you've got these qualities where you're not so downright disgusting to women. Right.

They look after themselves, their bodies much better. Their hygiene is much better. Their sense of aesthetics is much better. And so maybe being a little bit gay means you're metrosexual. And now you've got these qualities where you're not so downright disgusting to women. Right.

Yeah, it's a real problem. And so, you know, we talk about, for example, that women are underrepresented in some fields, like they're underrepresented in the sciences. And people worry about that a lot. But there's a much, much bigger problem than we're facing. And in fact, I'm not even convinced the other one is a problem. And we can come back to that if you'd like.

Yeah, it's a real problem. And so, you know, we talk about, for example, that women are underrepresented in some fields, like they're underrepresented in the sciences. And people worry about that a lot. But there's a much, much bigger problem than we're facing. And in fact, I'm not even convinced the other one is a problem. And we can come back to that if you'd like.

Because I do think there's reasons for that that might have to do with preferences and not being held out. But setting that issue aside, if we look at the rates of going to university, my birth cohort, I was born in 1963, is the first year where women attended college, university at equal rates to men in the United States. And those lines crossed and they'd never gone back.

Because I do think there's reasons for that that might have to do with preferences and not being held out. But setting that issue aside, if we look at the rates of going to university, my birth cohort, I was born in 1963, is the first year where women attended college, university at equal rates to men in the United States. And those lines crossed and they'd never gone back.

And so now the stat you were talking about is there's basically 60-40, basically, female to male. That means there's three women on campus for every two men. And so... In principle, that first of all makes it harder to date on campus if you're female because there's not as many men on campus as there are women, and so the competition is fierce.

And so now the stat you were talking about is there's basically 60-40, basically, female to male. That means there's three women on campus for every two men. And so... In principle, that first of all makes it harder to date on campus if you're female because there's not as many men on campus as there are women, and so the competition is fierce.

But setting just dating on campus aside, on average, women are looking for men who are as educated as themselves or more, and men are looking for women who are as educated as themselves or less. And so we're creating a problem because... women are getting really well-educated, and then there's not as many educated men available for them to partner up with.

But setting just dating on campus aside, on average, women are looking for men who are as educated as themselves or more, and men are looking for women who are as educated as themselves or less. And so we're creating a problem because... women are getting really well-educated, and then there's not as many educated men available for them to partner up with.