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more about #crapscience pesematology: #crapscience more » catherder: I just find it amazing that "the basis for attractiveness was yearbook photos from the 1957 graduating classes at Wisconsin high schools." High schoo... more » Rooo sez BISH PLZ: I think it says all it needs to that we have "quartiles of hotness" now. What happened to the simple measures in life, like the LSAT and the GMAT? O... more » girlscientist: This study is 100% true. My Mom is really hot, and she has two daughters who are really hot. So as the Romans would say, quod erat demonstrandum. more » Zombie Ms. Skittles: If there is one thing I've learned from playing The Sims 2, it's that attractive parents can make some funny looking kids. more » letitcrash: "attractive women (those rated in the second highest quartile of hotness) had 16% more children their less attractive peers, while very attractive (to... more » AtomiClash: humanitarian misanthrope: First, 1957 - pre BCP. Perhaps these women would have chose differently had reliable birth control been available. Second, the definition of attractiv... more » NefariousNewt: Of course women are getting hotter -- it's called global warming. more » Agumen: I'd say it makes a huge amount of sense that women become more attractive through hereditary genetics. Men too, though probably with less speed. Come... more » Mireille is German for the Bart, the.: Well, if women are getting more attractive, it's time to change the standards! Can't let women get away with conforming to patriarchal standards with... more » I_can_still_pitch: Apparently 300+ pound, barely educated, horribly dressed, extremely racist women with no social skills, very few teeth and very loud speaking voices a... more » Flackette Goes Retro: I'm not sure that "attractiveness" (however you define that) is necessarily something kids always inherit. Often two beautiful people get together, on... more » BAngieB: Women are getting more attractive...yes. It's called the Lindsay Lohan Effect. more » dreamweave: Jokela. What a perfect name. more » EkaterinaBallerina: Also Mr.Kanazawa? People might find Coulter attractive (god knows why), but that doesn't mean they trust her or find her intelligent. She's a joke. Ev... more » lilbobbytables: Here is my totally scientific study: Ann Coulter would be a worse president than James Buchanan, even though she is probably considered more attractiv... more » AthertonMerriweather: Shouldn't the question be what would've happened if Al Gore was in the White House? more » trillian: *raises hand* excuse me, what about those little cultural norms that influence what is seen as beautiful? more » dancerevolution: I've also read studies that say that plastic surgery creates a skewed effect in the gene pool. Scientists say that we judge attractiveness by facial ... more » laureltreedaphne: My anecdotal evidence contradicts this. I mean, not only in my own life, but I can think of several celebrity couples who are absolutely gorgeous, but... more » -
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Ann Coulter-Loving Scientist Says Women Are Getting Hotter
New research purports to show that women are getting more attractive, because pretty women have more children and, proportionately, more daughters. Take this news with, as the tabloids say, a boulder of salt. More »
