Manuela M. Marin

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Media Coverage

Selected national and international coverage of our research output in print and online media, on the radio and TV. Most entries below are hyperlinks.

2024

• Neue Zürcher Zeitung, "Liebe, Sex und Anziehung: Was Männer wollen und wie Frauen ihren Traummann bekommen", March 23
• NTDTV.com, News story from March 7
• infobae.com, "¿Los músicos irradian un mayor atractivo sexual? Esto responde la ciencia", January 20

2023

• Uni Innsbruck, "Im richtigen Winkel zum Erfolg", October 16
• ZDF aspekte, "Datingkultur - Wie verliebt man sich heute?", February 3
• Chorzeit, Das Vokalmagazin, "Macht Musikalität sexy?", April 2023 Download
• BestLife.online, "These are the musical instruments that makes you most attractive, data shows?", April 23
• DW Science Unscripted, "Playing music makes you more attractive (if you're a man)", January 28
• Rockantenne.de/at, "Musiker wirken attraktiver als Nicht-Musiker: Eine Psychologin erklärt uns, warum", February 6
• Cracked.com, "Here's Why Everyone Wants to Have Sex with the Drummer", February 11
• Curiosity Daily, Discovery, "Net energy gain, weak ankles, hot musicians", February 9
• Cerveau & Psycho, "Être musicien, un atout séduction", February 7
• Metal Hammer, "Studie: Musiker sind attraktiver", January 24
• MetalInjection.net, "Musicians Are More Attractive, Study Says", January 23
• LOUD! Magazine, "Estudo científico confirma que os músicos são as pessoas mais sexy", January 22
• wyborcza.pl, " "Umówię się z Tobą, jeśli jesteś muzykiem". Muzykalność zwiększa atrakcyjność obu płci", January 22
• Quo, "Darwin lo predijo: los intérpretes de música resultan más atractivos sexualmente", January 20
• Metal Addicts, "Being A Musician Makes You More Attractive, Science Confirms", January 19
• Rolling Stone Brasil, "Músicos são mais sexys do que outras pessoas, revela estudo", January 19
• musicradar, "Musicians are sexier than other people, and science has proven it", January 18
• Eviemagazine.com, "Women Are More Attracted To Men Who Are Musicians Due To Darwin's "Sexual Selection Hypothesis," Per New Study", January 17
• Network 10, The Project, "Austrian scientists discover that musicians are more desirable to both men and women", January 17
• msn.com/en-us, "People prefer dating musicians, according to a new study", January 17
• PsyPost, "Musicians are more desirable dates to both men and women, supporting Darwin’s sexual selection hypothesis", January 16

2021

• ORF Tirol Redhaus, "Schönheitsideal Frau: Haarige Angelegenheit", May 25
  Link to report

2019

• Radio 88.5 WFDD, "Music to my ears, candy to the eye", June 23
  Link to Website
• SWR2 Wissen, "Das Geheimnis der Partnerwahl: Konvention und Evolution", February 14
  

2018

• BR 2, radioWissen, "Das Geheimnis der Partnerwahl: Konvention und Evolution", October 24
  Link to Podcast episode

2017

• FREIRAD - Freies Radio Innsbruck, Freifenster "Warum löst Musik Emotionen aus?", October 20
• Selection of wide national and international media coverage of recent PLOSONE article on the effect of music on sexual attraction, click here for the press release, September 13!
• State of mind, "La musica influenza la scelta del partner? ", October 17
• Daily Mail, online, "How Drake can make men seem better looking", September 13
• Daily Mail, print, "Why classical music is the way to a lady's heart", September 14
• The Independent, "Listening to 'highly arousing' songs makes you look hotter, finds science", September 14
• International Business Times UK, "Men's faces are more attractive to women after they listen to music", September 15
• The Economic Times, "Want to look attractive to a girl? Make her listen to music before meeting", September 20
• The Tribune, "Music could make men appear more attractive to women", September 18
• The Hindustani Times, "Men, want to get a women to like you?", September 18
• Pacific Standard, "Classical music can heighten men's attractiveness", September 14
• EurekAlert!, "When music makes male faces more attractive", September 13
• Science Daily, "When music makes male faces more attractive", September 13
• Malaysian Digest, "When music makes male faces more attractive", September 13
• Medical News Today, "Does music make men more attractive?", September 17
• RateMDs, "Women are more attracted to men after listening to music: Study", September 22
• PsychCentral, "After listening to music, females find males more attractive", September
• IFLScience!, "Women judge men more attractive after listening to music", September 14
• StudyFinds, "Music makes women more attracted to men, study finds", September 20
• WOWScience, "Attention, guys: Women find men more attractive after listening to music", September 29
• Stylist, "This is how music influences our sex lives, according to science", September 14
• Cosmopolitan South Africa, "This is why we're are attracted to musicians"
• MedMix, "Musik macht männliche Gesichter attraktiver", September 17
• Radio BR Puls, "Warum ihr beim ersten Date in ein Klavierkonzert gehen solltet", September 14
• SWR3, "Gag des Tages, Die Lallers: Musik macht schöne Männer", September 18
• Hitradio Ö3, Die Ö3 Drivetime Show, "Musik macht Männer attraktiver", September 13
• KiSS RADiO.ca, "(Listen)Women will find men more attractive if this is present", September 15
• TV Yahoo +7, The Morning Show, "Does classical music make men more attractive to women?", September
• n-tv.de, "Musik lässt Männer attraktiver wirken", September 17
• Blick, "Musik macht Männer attraktiver", September 13
• Watson, "Musik macht Männer attraktiver", September 13
• Kronen Zeitung, "Austro-Studie zeigt: Musik macht Männer für Frauen attraktiver", September 13
• Science ORF.at, "Musik macht Männer attraktiver", September 13
• Tiroler Tageszeitung, "Musik macht Männer für Frauen attraktiver", September 13
• derStandard.at, "Musik macht Männer in den Augen von Frauen attraktiver", September 12
• Die Presse, "Achtung Männer! Musik macht schöner", September 15
• Die Welt, "Warum Musik Männer attraktiver für Frauen macht", September 15
• Spektrum der Wissenschaft, "Musik macht Männer sexy", November 3
• Focus.online Video, "Sexuelle Anziehung: Bei bestimmter Musik finden Frauen Sie sofort attraktiver", September 15
• t-Online.de "Neue Studie: Musik macht Männer attraktiver", September 21

2016

• Smithsonian.com,"You may not have rhythm, but your eyeballs sure do", December 6
• ORF Radio Ö1, Radiokolleg "Dark and Funny: Die vielen Gesichter des Musikkabaretts", July 5 & 6

2015

• Daily Mail, "Music to my eyes", November 16
• ZMEScience, "It's music to my... eyes", November 16
• Die Presse, "Musik und Gefühle: Man liest es an den Augen ab", November 14
• Salzburger Nachrichten, "Augen reagieren auf Musik", November 13
• Scinexx.de, "Das Auge hört mit", November 13
• ORF Science, "Musik spiegelt sich in den Augen", November 13
• Kleine Zeitung, "Wie sich Klänge von den Augen ablesen lassen", November 12
• Austria Presse Agentur Science, "Musik, auch für die Augen", November 12
• Neue Zürcher Zeitung, "Das Auge hört mit", November 12
• Kronen Zeitung, "Reaktionen auf Musik lassen sich an Augen ablesen", November 12
• Der Standard, "Emotionale Reaktionen auf Musik lassen sich an den Augen ablesen", November 12
• Wiener Zeitung, "Die Pupillen zeigen, wie Musik auf den Körper wirkt", November 12
• Kurier, "Musik in den Augen", November 12
• Science Daily, "It's music to my eyes", November 12
• EurekAlert, "It's music to my eyes", November 12
• Neuroscience News, "It's music to our eyes: Emotional resactions to music reflected in pupil size", November 12

2014

• ORF Radio Ö1, Radiokolleg, "Einfach kompliziert", October 27 & 30
• Hörstadtgespräche 2014 (dorf tv.), "Musik und Emotion", October 16
• ORF Radio Ö1, Nachtquartier with Hans Groiss "Die Wirkung von Musik", July 23
• Blog on Psychology Today "Flow states among pianists", June 27
• Falter/Heureka (2/14) "Der Flow - und was er beim Musizieren verursacht", May 28
• mkh°TV (dorf tv.) "Glücksrausch: Die Suche nach dem Glück", May 15
• Der Standard, Geistesblitz "Reizvolle Töne, wirksame Musik", April 23
• Widerhall Radio Corax "Interview über Amusie - eine angeborene Form der Musikwahrnehmungsstörung", March 26
• BR Bayern 2, IQ Wissenschaft und Forschung "Wenn Melodien und Rhythmen nur Störgeräusche sind", March 17
• jetzt.de Süddeutsche Zeitung, "Ich höre keine Melodien", March 17
• uni:view Magazin, "Wer lehrt, hat auch einmal studiert (Teil 2)", March 10
• The Strad, "Study finds emotional intelligence is key to achieving ‘flow’ in musical performance", February 17
• BBC Radio3, Music Matters "Getting into the zone: How emotional intelligence affects performance", February 8
• The Daily Mail Online, "Have researchers uncovered the X factor?", February 8
• The MedicalXpress, "Research reveals how emotional intelligence affects performance", February 7

2013

• Lob und Tadel, Bildungsgespräch mit Lothar Bodingbauer, "Flow in der Musik", December 20
• Science@ORF.at, "Glücksrausch am Klavier", November 15
• LizzyNet.de, "Im Flow - Studie: Wann wir musizieren wie im Rausch", November
• myScience.at, "Musizieren wie im Rausch", November 14
• Medienportal Universität Wien, "Im Flow am Klavier", November 14
• Austria Presse Agentur Science, "Musizieren wie im Rausch", November 13
• State of Mind Italy, "La Comunicazione Emotiva: un Ponte tra Linguaggio e Musica", January 13
• Onmeda.de, "Klang der Stimme: Was Worte nicht verraten", January 11

2012

• Medical Observer, "Tone-deaf individuals may be tuning out emotional intelligence", November 5
• Klassik Radio, "Haben Sprache und Musik einen gemeinsamen Ursprung?"
• dasgehirn.info, "Emotionen in Musik und Sprache", October 31
• The Australian Financial Review, "Music and emotion", October 31
• Codex Flores, "Gemeinsamer Ursprung von Sprache und Musik?", October 31
• Gizmodo, "Study: Tone-deaf people can't hear emotion in speech either", October 31
• ABC News PM, "Emotions in voice linked to pitch", October 31
• Medical Express, "Tone-deaf people may also have limited ability to detect emotional cues in speech, study finds", October 30
• Los Angeles Times, "Study: Music, language's common evolutionary roots lie in emotion", October 30
• ABC Science, "Tone deaf shed light on origin of language", October 30
• The Conversation, "Tone deaf people struggle to hear emotional subtext", October 30
• Medienportal Universität Wien, "Emotionen, Musik und Sprache", October 30
• Science@ORF.at, "Freude: Musik in unseren Ohren", October 30
• Austria Presse Agentur Science, "Musik und Emotionen in der Sprache ähnlich verarbeitet", October 30
• Der Standard, "Dem Ursprung von Sprache und Musik auf der Spur", October 30
• Der Standard, "Gefühle, Sprache und Musik", October 30
• Gehirn und Geist, "Rätselhafte Untertöne", October 29
• Salzburger Nachrichten, "Musik und Sprache werden ähnlich verarbeitet", October 29

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