His claim that ugly couples are more likely to have sons made headlines around the world yesterday.

But this is not the first time that evolutionary psychologist Satoshi Kanazawa has stirred up controversy with his outspoken declarations.

Usually perfectly timed to coincide with his latest book, The London School of Economics researcher has come out with a raft of startling claims about what makes us human.

Already this year he has claimed that men who cheat on their girlfriends or wives are less intelligent.

And he claimed that most suicide bombers are Muslim because they do not have enough sex.

He even gave psychological reasons why liberals are more intelligent than those with more conservative viewpoints.

Yesterday it emerged that he had unearthed new evidence that proved the principle that if a parent has any traits that will benefit one particular sex of child, they will have more of that child.

According to Kanazawa, in women this means physical attractiveness is a trait that is passed down, leading to more baby girls for better-looking women.

His latest book is almost perfectly designed to provoke debate and cause a storm of controversy with almost every entry.

Named 'Ten Politically Incorrect Truths about Human Nature' it uses Kanazawa's evolutionary psychology theories to tackle some difficult subjects.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1334443/Very-politically-incorrect-Controversial-psychologist-Satoshi-Kanazawas-truths-human-nature.html#ixzz16pXriobq

Controversy is great PR.

He writes: Men have had to conquer foreign lands, win battles and wars, compose symphonies, author books, write sonnets, paint cathedral ceilings, make scientific discoveries, play in rock bands, and write new computer software in order to impress women so that they will agree to have sex with them.

Ian says. “Nice day, eh.” She, “Eee on, I want you too mutt.” Ian, “Do you think it will rain.” She, “ Please don't torture me, I must have you right now, yak boom de oh nee!” Ian, “Can we go fishing?” She “Have fish tomorrow, mmmmmmm bup bup bup, slurp slurp, mmmmmm.” Ian, “Hang on love, let me get the camera there's a bear outside.”

He writes: Men have had to conquer foreign lands, win battles and wars, compose symphonies, author books, write sonnets, paint cathedral ceilings, make scientific discoveries, play in rock bands, and write new computer software in order to impress women so that they will agree to have sex with them.

That's not very controversial. That's just a fact of life. I've always said there would be no civilization without women because without the motivation to impress them, men would just eat, shit, drink, oiss and fight all the time. We never would have needed to even invent sport.

He writes: Men have had to conquer foreign lands, win battles and wars, compose symphonies, author books, write sonnets, paint cathedral ceilings, make scientific discoveries, play in rock bands, and write new computer software in order to impress women so that they will agree to have sex with them.

That's not very controversial. That's just a fact of life. I've always said there would be no civilization without women because without the motivation to impress them, men would just eat, shit, drink, oiss and fight all the time. We never would have needed to even invent sport.

Not all women. People still seem to wonder why Thailand does not have a good football team.

He writes: Men have had to conquer foreign lands, win battles and wars, compose symphonies, author books, write sonnets, paint cathedral ceilings, make scientific discoveries, play in rock bands, and write new computer software in order to impress women so that they will agree to have sex with them.

That's not very controversial. That's just a fact of life. I've always said there would be no civilization without women because without the motivation to impress them, men would just eat, shit, drink, oiss and fight all the time. We never would have needed to even invent sport.

Not all women. People still seem to wonder why Thailand does not have a good football team.

Sport is a male bonding activity ...

That's not very controversial. That's just a fact of life. I've always said there would be no civilization without women because without the motivation to impress them, men would just eat, shit, drink, oiss and fight all the time. We never would have needed to even invent sport.

Not all women. People still seem to wonder why Thailand does not have a good football team.

Sport is a male bonding activity ...

Maybe now it is but it hasn't always been that way. Remember, the Olympics started as a substitute for war. That way, all guys could impress their females and live to enjoy the benefits of it.

Why Suicide Bombers Are Muslim (Lack Of Sex)

why reading the Daily Mail (Lack of Sex?)

Why Suicide Bombers Are Muslim (Lack Of Sex)

why reading the Daily Mail (Lack of Sex?)

Why posting on Thai Visa?

If that was the criteria, I would have blown myself up years ago................

Lack of heterosexual sex .....

Sport is a male bonding activity ...

Maybe now it is but it hasn't always been that way. Remember, the Olympics started as a substitute for war. That way, all guys could impress their females and live to enjoy the benefits of it.

Not really. It was always a thing where you could spend time with the other dudes (and not killing them like it would the task to do in wars).

koheesti is right. The Olympics started as a substitute for war. Why argue about something so obvious?

koheesti is right. The Olympics started as a substitute for war. Why argue about something so obvious?

Even the wrestling without knickers?

Why Suicide Bombers Are Muslim (Lack Of Sex)

why reading the Daily Mail (Lack of Sex?)

Why posting on Thai Visa?

Thaivisa educates like Wikileaks. the general media hardly ever carries reports about Nazi Queens.

koheesti is right. The Olympics started as a substitute for war. Why argue about something so obvious?

On the contrary when the Olympics were being held a truce was called between any wars that were going on>

From Wiki:

The ancient Olympics were as much a religious festival as an athletic event. The Games were held in honor of the Greek god Zeus. On the middle day of the Games 100 oxen would be sacrificed to Zeus.[1] Over time Olympia, site of the Games, became a central spot for the worship of head of the Greek pantheon and a temple, built by the Greek architect Libon was erected on the mountaintop. The temple was one of the largest Doric temples in Greece.[1] The sculptor Pheidias created a statue of the god made of gold and ivory. It stood 42 feet (13 m) tall. It was placed on a throne in the temple. The statue became one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.[1] As the historian Strabo put it,

"... the glory of the temple persisted ... on account both of the festal assembly and of the Olympian Games, in which the prize was a crown and which were regarded as sacred, the greatest games in the world. The temple was adorned by its numerous offerings, which were dedicated there from all parts of Greece."[1]

Artistic expression was a major part of the Games. Sculptors, poets and other artisens would come to the Games to display their works in what became an artistic competition. Sculptors created works like Myron's Diskobolos or Discus Thrower. Their aim was to highlight natural human movement and the shape of muscles and the body. Poets would be commissioned to write prose in honor of the Olympic victors. These poems, known as Epinicians, were passed on from generation to generation and many of them have lasted far longer than any other honor made for the same purpose.[1] Baron Pierre de Coubertin, one of the founders of the modern Olympic Games, wanted to fully imitate the ancient Olympics in every way. Included in his vision was to feature an artistic competition modeled on the ancient Olympics and held every four years, during the celebration of the Olympic Games.[18] His desire came to fruition at the Olympics held in London in 1908.[19]

That's not very controversial. That's just a fact of life. I've always said there would be no civilization without women because without the motivation to impress them, men would just eat, shit, drink, oiss and fight all the time. We never would have needed to even invent sport.

Not all women. People still seem to wonder why Thailand does not have a good football team.

Sport is a male bonding activity ...

Maybe now it is but it hasn't always been that way. Remember, the Olympics started as a substitute for war. That way, all guys could impress their females and live to enjoy the benefits of it.

.......and the original Olympic games were played in the nuddy.

Yeah, and very hard to impress women.........LOL

Not sure but no women were allowed, I thinx.

koheesti is right. The Olympics started as a substitute for war. Why argue about something so obvious?

On the contrary when the Olympics were being held a truce was called between any wars that were going on

What is so difficult to understand about the word substitute? Of course there was a truce.

"The Olympics started as a substitute for war."

Repsonse to Zpete

I don't think they were trying to impress women. Maybe this thread should be moved to the gay forum?

koheesti is right. The Olympics started as a substitute for war. Why argue about something so obvious?

Yes, its not about woman. In wars you kill the other dude and afterwards, maybe taking his wife. In sports you don't kill the other dude but having a good time with all the other dudes together. Its definitely not about getting some woman but spend quality times with other dudes. not more.

sport is a male bonding activity - now and then, and most definitely when its done as substitute for wars.

koheesti is right. The Olympics started as a substitute for war. Why argue about something so obvious?

On the contrary when the Olympics were being held a truce was called between any wars that were going on

What is so difficult to understand about the word substitute? Of course there was a truce.

"The Olympics started as a substitute for war."

The Olympic games were dedicated to the god Zeus and were seriously religious in nature. They were held to allow young people to show their athletic and artistic prowess and to encourage good relations between the Greek city states. The reason that truces were called between warring city states while the games were being held was that to fight during the games would be blasphemous. They weren't a substitute for war - they were a celebration of art and the human form.

More from Wiki

Artistic expression was a major part of the Games. Sculptors, poets and other artisens would come to the Games to display their works in what became an artistic competition. Sculptors created works like Myron's Diskobolos or Discus Thrower. Their aim was to highlight natural human movement and the shape of muscles and the body. Poets would be commissioned to write prose in honor of the Olympic victors. These poems, known as Epinicians, were passed on from generation to generation and many of them have lasted far longer than any other honor made for the same purpose

During the Olympic Games, a truce, or ekecheiria was observed. Three runners, known as spondophoroi were sent from Elis to the participant cities at each set of games to announce the beginning of the truce.[29] During this period, armies were forbidden from entering Olympia, wars were suspended, and legal disputes and the use of the death penalty were forbidden. The truce was primarily designed to allow athletes and visitors to travel safely to the Games and was, for the most part, observed.[29] Thucydides wrote of a situation when the Spartans were forbidden from attending the Games, and the violators of the truce were fined 2,000 minae for assaulting the city of Lepreum during the period of the ekecheiria. The Spartans disputed the fine and claimed that the truce had not yet taken hold