A new study finds that females sexual selection is driving male evolution rapidly in characteristics like social skills, and attractiveness. I find it quite interesting when science delves into the central areas of day to day life in human society, this study was truly fascinating. European researchers found that because men have a longer period of sexual productivity, they sight attractiveness as a likely factor in determining which males go on to produce offspring with multiple females. Males with one female partner produced on average 5 children, while men with four female partners produced on average 7.5. So while being an 'unattractive man' (not sure what you ladies find attractive) doesn't mean you wont contribute towards our species evolution and gene pool in the future; it does mean your offspring will be more likely to reproduce with the offspring of 'attractive man' (whatever that may be).
On the flip side, females invest more energy into reproduction than men, adding also that their reproductive time is shorter, the fact that a male already has offspring is less of a consideration for sexual attractiveness. Looking at all these things combined paints a clear picture of how females are driving males rapidly (on an evolutionary scale) to become more attractive.

If you find all of this hard to believe, check this out.. HIS name is Andrej Pejic. Quite a clever push-up bra add in my opinion since Mr. Pejic is a skinny man, clearly it works.

Thinking about all of this in terms of Ishmael haha.. kind of a stretch.. but it does make me more aware of the loss of bio-diversity among our own species. If characteristics such as attractiveness are playing huge role in the physical evolution, how did events like the Great Death influence our species as a whole.

This study is interesting mainly because it shows the connection between things that we attribute to our 'humanity' or society, and biological theories. I think this type of thinking is extremely important to understand where we are as a society, and where we need to be. It shows we have a lot to learn about even things that we spend nearly our whole lives thinking about.