Hutton Honors College

Choosing a Mate:
What Do You -- and Others -- Really Want?

Wednesday, March 4, 2009 * 7-8:30 p.m. * New HHC Building (811 E. Seventh St.) * SIGN-UP REQUIRED * Light Refreshments

Love is an important element in peoples' lives, and marriage can be the culmination of that sentiment. But what is it about a particular person that might make you want to say "I do" to "'til death do us part" - or at least commit to a long-term relationship? Is it looks? future financial status? a sense of security? a sense of humor? Do men have different reasons than women? If you attend this event, you may find out what you don't yet know you are looking for! Join us for an evening of experimental "speed dating," discussion, and dessert with Professor Peter Todd, professor of cognitive science, informatics, and psychological and brain sciences. Come single, come with your significant other, come with friends. You won't go home engaged (unless you came that way); but you will go home knowing more about what drives humans, and other animals, to select the mates they do for their own well-being and that of the species. Todd's research interests include evolutionary psychology (mate and food choices) and the interaction between decision making and decision environments.

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