20 fascinating facts about hair: why baldness is super-masculine – and a pubic bush could be a ‘cheating detector’
Judy Wearing has spent much of her life studying our follicles. She explains how our armpits betray our emotions, why some gentlemen really do prefer blondes and the reason we evolved to have eyebrows As a PhD student at Oxford studying mating behaviour, Judy Wearing was suddenly struck by a thought: what was the purpose of pubic hair? The point of armpit hair? The function of each of our body’s…
Judy Wearing, a PhD student at Oxford, began investigating the purpose of pubic hair during her studies on mating behaviour. Frustrated with the lack of satisfying answers in existing literature, she decided to embark on her own research. Her investigation led her to explore the evolutionary and cultural significance of hair, ultimately resulting in the publication of her book, "Anxious and Hairy: The Evolution and Culture of Human Hair."
Wearing's research uncovered numerous fascinating facts about hair and its role in human history and psychology. Despite her extensive investigation, she acknowledges that there are still many unanswered questions surrounding the intricate nature of hair. "A lot of these questions, no one’s actually looked at," she remarks during an interview via Zoom.
Some of the intriguing facts Wearing has discovered include the emotional cues our armpit hair may reveal, the preference of some men for blondes, and the evolutionary reasons behind the development of eyebrows. As Wearing continues her exploration into the world of hair, she highlights the complexity and depth of this seemingly simple feature, shedding light on its multifaceted significance in human society.
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