Harvard aims to educate with sexy party

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Professors and students at Harvard University in Massachusetts threw a combination party and educational event with the tagline "Science is Sexy."

The Valentine's Day event, labeled LoveFest, features lectures from three eminent Harvard professors on the science of sex as well as a DJ, alcoholic beverages and a sexy fashion show designed to highlight the science of physical attraction, The Boston Globe reported Thursday.

"I've never seen so many jazzed-up students in my life," said Marc Hauser, one of the organizers of the event and a professor of psychology, organismic and evolutionary biology, and biological anthropology at the university. "Now, the question is, how far will they take it?"

Carmen Collyns, a 19-year-old psychology major, is helping to design the fashion show portion of the event. She said one of the outfits is designed to show how certain waist-to-hip ratios signal health to potential mates, while another aims to illustrate how sexy walks can be a sign of fertility.

"I'm a little worried," Hauser said. "I've taught these kinds of things in my course on human nature for 16 years. What the students come out with on the catwalk -- we'll see. Hopefully, it will be both good and fun."