Look at the first set of photos on this page, chances are you will find the faces on the right hand side more attractive. Now take a closer look at the differences between the left and right hand side images, in particular the eyes and months of the subjects. It's called "Data-Driven Enhancement of Facial Attractiveness"... The key component in our approach is an automatic facial attractiveness engine trained on ... Read full entry

Face value. Should a boss be more than a pretty face, or is a pretty face sufficient? Dr Ambady and Mr Rule showed 100 undergraduates the faces of the chief executives of the top 25 and the bottom 25 companies in the Fortune 1,000 list. Half the students were asked how good they thought the person they were looking at would be at leading a company and half were asked to ... Read full entry