Vianney Le Caer/AP July 24, 2022 Does Amber Heard really have the world’s most beautiful face? An expert explains why the Golden Ratio test is bogus Thomas Britz, UNSW Sydney It has long been thought the ancient Greeks used the Golden Ratio to beautify their art and architecture. Turns out that’s not really true.
Same face, different impressions. Shutterstock/lipik January 29, 2017 Let’s face it, first impressions count online Megan Willis, Australian Catholic University If you’re looking online for new love, a new job or just to meet up with new friends, then a lot rests on the face you present to the world.
Facial expressions may be a universal language. Where does that leave people with facial paralysis? Icerko Lýdia via Wikimedia Commons May 27, 2016 Facial expressions are key to first impressions. What does that mean for people with facial paralysis? Kathleen Bogart, Oregon State University What happens when the face is no longer the primary means of expression?
Is beauty in the face of the beheld? Shutterstock August 20, 2014 Facial symmetry and good health may not be related Richard Cook, City, University of London Beauty, it is said, is in the eye of the beholder. And yet, there are many faces that a majority would find beautiful, say, George Clooney’s or Audrey Hepburn’s. Psychologists interested in mate selection…