Media
I enjoy sharing evolutionary psychology with wider audiences through interviews and writing. I discuss what attracts us to a partner, how relationships and singlehood affect wellbeing, and why people’s preferences and experiences differ across sexes and cultures. I’m also interested in how our evolved psychology operates in modern environments and how people interpret scientific findings.
I take requests for interviews, podcasts, written comment and guest articles.
Interviews and research coverage
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Discussing incel intervention and treatment.
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Discussing online influencers and sexism in schools.
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Discussing incel culture, misogyny, and whether teaching relationship skills could help.
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Discussing incel research, mental health, and why incels receive so little public sympathy.
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Giving evidence to MPs on incel culture.
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Discussing what evolutionary psychology reveals about attraction and relationships.
Topics for comment
- Attraction and relationships: partner preferences, relationship choices, and modern dating.
- Sex differences and cross-cultural variation: similarities and differences in mating psychology.
- Singlehood and wellbeing: loneliness, mental health, unwanted singlehood, and incel research.
- Sexual conflict and harassment: how evolutionary perspectives inform research on these experiences.
- Understanding scientific findings: how people interpret and respond to psychology research.
Darwin Does Dating
I write Darwin Does Dating for Psychology Today, exploring what evolutionary psychology can tell us about attraction, relationships, singlehood, and wellbeing. These selected articles also look at similarities and differences across cultures and how scientific findings are interpreted.
Selected articles
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Money Matters for Big Families in the Big City
24 July 2024 · How income and population density relate to family size, viewed through an evolutionary lens.
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Combating the Misuse of Evolutionary Psychology Research
30 June 2024 · How researchers and readers can support accurate interpretation of evolutionary psychology findings.
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Here’s What Shapes the Importance of a “Body Count”
31 May 2024 · Why the timing of someone’s past relationships can change how a prospective partner evaluates their sexual history.
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How Much Our Partner Preferences (Don’t) Really Differ
19 December 2023 · Shared patterns in what people want from partners, across cultures and over time.
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The Physical Consequences of Loneliness
17 November 2023 · Research on the links between loneliness and physical health, and its relevance to singlehood.
Biography for media use
For programme introductions and contributor notes.
Short biography
Dr Andrew G. Thomas is an evolutionary psychologist and Associate Professor in the School of Psychology at Swansea University. His research examines mating and relationships, sex differences, and psychological wellbeing, including how preferences and experiences vary across cultures. He also studies sexual conflict and how people interpret scientific findings. His work considers how evolved psychology operates in modern environments. He runs the Centre for Evolutionary Perspectives on Intersexual Conflict (the EPIC centre) and writes Darwin Does Dating for Psychology Today.
Brief introduction
Dr Andrew G. Thomas is an evolutionary psychologist and Associate Professor at Swansea University. He researches mating and relationships, sex differences, and psychological wellbeing, leads the EPIC centre, and writes Darwin Does Dating for Psychology Today.
Media enquiries
I take requests for radio and television interviews, podcasts, written comment and guest articles. It helps to include your outlet or programme, the topic, the format and your deadline.
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