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symmetry of a face, its perfect proportion, or indeed its averageness — where no feature stands out — that has
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Tim Radford (17 August 2005). "How women dream of symmetrical men". The Guardian (London).
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2005/aug/17/genderissues.research. Retrieved 2010-01-19. "The research once
again confirms a hypothesis that beauty is not merely in the eye of the beholder: it is an indicator of genetic fitness.
From a choice of computer-generated faces, volunteers routinely choose the most symmetrical as the most attractive.
Physical symmetry is interpreted as a sign of good inheritance. And therefore, the theory goes, women in a position to
conceive would be more attracted to someone more likely to engender the healthiest offspring."
McKeen (February 10, 2006). "A beauty fix plumps up psyche and overall health". The Edmonton Journal.
http://www.canada.com/story_print.html?id=80528414-59df-4167-b5fb-fca13919d345&sponsor=. Retrieved 201107-15. "Evolution taught us to lust after symmetry — a nicely balanced body and face — because asymmetry signals
past illness or injury. We therefore define beauty quite elegantly, right down to the most ideal ratio of hips to breasts
and upper lip to lower lip. Singh says one study showed that people were able to gauge beauty at a subliminal level,
when shown pictures for a mere one-hundredth of a second. Another study showed babies prefer pretty faces."
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Edward Willett (October 29, 2008). "A person's face can say a lot: Helen's face is said to have launched a thousand
ships, while Medusa's could turn men to stone. And even today we talk about individuals with "a face that can stop a
clock."". The Leader-Post (Regina). http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/news/arts_life/story.html?id=89cfe85e664a-4abf-ba93-faed9fd7704b. Retrieved 2011-07-15. ""people preferentially mate with, date, associate with, employ,
and even vote for physically attractive individuals." ... Symmetry is one trait we find attractive (but only if the face is
right-side up: your symmetric face will, alas, do nothing to help you attract a mate if you constantly stand on your
head."
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when women are ovulating, they produce copulins, a scent that attracts men...."
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de Milo (a.k.a. Aphrodite of Milos), was an ideal carried through millennia, laying the basis for much of Western art's
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