David Buss
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Professor of Psychology
The University of Texas at Austin
What He Studies
People's goals, motives, and emotions, looking at human behavior from an evolutionary perspective, and most recently focusing on the dark side of our nature: conflict between the sexes, jealousy, stalking, and murder.
recent articles on Human Nature & Emotion
in the news
What Scientific Idea Is Ready for Retirement? Beauty is in the Eyes of the Beholder
The theory that 'beauty is in the eyes of the beholder' in the sense of being superficial, arbitrary, and infinitely culturally variable can safely be discarded.
—Edge
Sexual Regret Differs by Gender
On average, men experience regret following instances when they did not act on a sexual impulse, whereas women experience regret after acting on a sexual impulse.
—The Daily Texan
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The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Psychology
1 University Station
Austin, Texas 78712-0187
Office: SEA 3.228
Lab: SEA 3.324 (A-F)
Phone: 512-475-8489
Fax: 512-471-5935
Email: dbuss@austin.utexas.edu
How did the universe come to exist, how did life begin, and are we alone in the universe?