<![CDATA[Stories by William Costello on Medium]]> https://medium.com/@williamcostello?source=rss-d13d2168b6d8------2 https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/150/150/1*Mj93_oopvqfdYwJKJkGCJw.jpeg Stories by William Costello on Medium https://medium.com/@williamcostello?source=rss-d13d2168b6d8------2 Medium Sat, 14 Nov 2026 04:20:23 GMT <![CDATA[Face Value: The importance of feminine mystique in perceived facial trustworthiness.]]>

My first ever psychology assignment for my MSc in 2021.

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“Critically review evolutionary literature which addresses sex differences in both the perpetuation of and defence against antagonistic…

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“Evolutionary psychology focuses on human universals whereas cultural psychology focuses on cultural differences. Thus, those two fields…

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The modularity of mind debate centers around whether human minds consist of discrete neural units with distinct functions. A central arena…

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“How an evolutionary perspective can help us understand cross-cultural consistency and variation in mate preferences, and how these…

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Nick Sandmann became the locus for righteous outrage. We form opinions on symbols. A smirk become’s everything that’s wrong with America.

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Men who can’t get sex are seen as losers

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It wasn’t until I moved from Ireland to England at the age of 22 that I realised that not all gay men were stereotypically camp…

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What started off as a harmless internet meme to poke fun at a stereotype that we all recognise has turned into something a lot darker.

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Essay based on my opening remarks at Battle of Ideas 2019. Individuals Vs Identities: Can we move beyond Tribal Politics?

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