A recent study published in Addiction has verified what we all suspected is true, that “Beer Goggles” are real.  The pun of the day: “Beauty is in the eyes of the beerholder.”  We’ve all experienced that rush of discovering someone after it’s late and we’ve had one too many drinks.  Come morning time or the coffee meet-up the next day, you decide, well that’s an ugly one.

The study measured individuals’ responses to pictures when inebriated and found a significant alcohol consumption enhancement effect only for attractiveness ratings of opposite-sex faces.  I am not sure whey you actually need to do a study for this.

Additionally, there was another study which found that The Pill negatively affects women’s abilities to find genetically fitting mates!  Unfortunately, for the 82% of women who have used The Pill at some time in their lives, this means that during the time they take the pill it creates a bodily-state that is post-pregnant (or something like that).

The lead researcher, Stewart Craig Roberts explained:

The results showed that the preferences of women who began using the contraceptive pill shifted towards men with genetically similar odors…when women are pregnant there’s no selection pressure, evolutionarily speaking, for having a preference for genetically dissimilar odors.  And if there is any pressure at all it would be towards relatives, who would be more genetically similar, because the relatives would help those individuals rear the baby.

Genetically similar odors can mean potential problems with offspring.

Moral of the two studies?   If you get drunk and take the pill, you will have an ugly, genetically flawed clone baby.

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I just read a really cool study by BlogHer and Compass Partners. They did a bunch of research to figure out what women think of blogs. The most interesting results?

Women are so passionate about blogging that large percentages of women said they would give something up to keep the blogs they read and/or write BUT, some things are sacred … only 20% would give up chocolate!

22 to 25 percent of women say they read fewer newspapers, magazines and watch less TV because of blogging.

So, ladies, I ask you… what do blogs mean to you and what do you want to see more of at Spicy Bear? Please let us know! Don’t be afraid!

The full study after the break..

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Ladies and gentlemen, it has to occurred to me in the wee hours of the morning that you are all studious and intelligent people. I frequent various places around town to do my studying. You probably do as well.

I’m interested in figuring out where you think the best place to study. By study, I do not mean eye candy. I mean actually sitting down and cranking through the books in a distraction-less, potentially caffeine induced environment.

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