V-Day Link Roundup

On a normal day, my blogging is enhanced with coffee, that low-grade cocaine substitute that makes me irritable and therefore prolific. (I think it could be scientifically proven that the number of words written is in direct proportion to the degree of ill temper.) Today, however, my chocolate-induced dopamine overload is leaving me rather uninspired.

So, here's a roundup of Valentine links you'll love.

• Darwin Dating helps attractive people find other attractive people with whom they can breed. Try the quiz if you're not sure about your evolutionary status (Via The Skwib)
  
• Code Pink's message to open our hearts and Make Love, Stop War. They say "On this day of love, let's work to stop war. What could be a more loving act?" Also, see Socialism is love
  
• How to be green today - For one thing, send an ecard to your favourite climate change skeptic
  
• Your brain uses copious amounts of glucose, so candy should make you smarter right? Exercise that noggin with the Candy Hearts match-up from Mental Floss
  

And finally, watch ZeFrank's hilarious Valentine's Message

Ok, one more: Monogamy, Polyamory, and Beyond by Jorge N. Ferrer on sympathetic joy, love, jealousy, and infidelity. This essay speculates for example that we may be socially monogamous, but that is really a mask for biological tendency to polyamory. Interesting read.