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New research published today in Biology Letters reveals that men are significantly better than women at assessing someone’s body size from the sound of their speech. Scientists from the University of Sussex have revealed that men are significantly better than women at using speech ‘formants’ to compare the apparent size of the source. Formants are important phonetic elements of human speech that are used by mammals to assess the body size of potential mates and rivals. This research is the first to indicate that formant perception may have evolved through sexual selection.
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