Brains Applied's video: Are You Ugly - Face Science

Hi there, Everyone has asked him or herself at one point "Am I ugly?". It's a question that haunts many of us. In this video, I'm explaining the science of what makes your face ugly (or beautiful). It's a bit of evolutionary science and not really psychology, but that doesn't matter. It's fun! Note, I'm not going to talk about having a sixpack, confidence or body language. I'm going to talk about the science of beauty of your face. It's quite simple really: 1) Symmetry 2) Averageness 3) Masculinity (Not always) 4) ... And yeah, this is also why many Hollywood celebrities look so similar. Keep in mind that your face is just one of the few factors. The previously mentioned factors do play a role, as well as for example the lighting in a specific situation. Check out the short video, I hope you like it and of course: Don't forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE! Follow Brains Applied on Instagram (and Twitter): https://www.instagram.com/brainsapplied/ https://twitter.com/BrainsApplied Music by Bensound.com Face image sets were made by DeBruine, L. And Jones, B. (2017). They were retrieved from: https://figshare.com/articles/Young_Adult_White_Faces_with_Manipulated_Versions/4220517/1 References: De Standaard. (2020). Jonge mannen produceren steeds minder testosteron. De Standaard. Retrieved from https://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20200105_04792454 Langlois, J. H., & Roggman, L. A. (1990). Attractive faces are only average. Psychological science, 1(2), 115-121. Little, A. C., Jones, B. C., & DeBruine, L. M. (2011). Facial attractiveness: evolutionary based research. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 366(1571), 1638-1659. Pallett, P. M., Link, S., & Lee, K. (2010). New “golden” ratios for facial beauty. Vision research, 50(2), 149-154. Rhodes, G., Chan, J., Zebrowitz, L. A., & Simmons, L. W. (2003). Does sexual dimorphism in human faces signal health?. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences, 270(suppl_1), S93-S95. Jones, B. C., DeBruine, L. M., Perrett, D. I., Little, A. C., Feinberg, D. R., & Smith, M. J. L. (2008). Effects of menstrual cycle phase on face preferences. Archives of sexual behavior, 37(1), 78-84.