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Good grades go to good looking kids according to the latest research. But good looks isn't good enough.

Looking at GPA as a function of a long list of individual, familial, school, and environmental characteristics that are likely to affect academic performance, the researchers were able to make several significant observations, including:

tags: attractiveness

The quote that popped up in my "science and brain" keyword news feed was

WHY on a magazine called NewScientist we SHOULD care about the beauty of a woman and not about her BRAIN!!!

but as it turns out in addition to the reference to Hot or Not and some other composite ratings of what constitutes beauty, there is a reference to an actual research site that's interesting (after the read more, of course)

tags: attractiveness research

Beauty Check has a bit of research on what makes this face beautiful. So, they decided to post as a website. Check 'em out if you want to, in their words:

tags: art beauty faces attractiveness