Red Or Green? The Sex Issue In Skin Color
Monday, December 8, 2008 - 10:42
in Mathematics & Economics
It's always fun science when we can say researchers from Brown have discovered that men have more red in their skin and women more green - but Michael J. Tarr and graduate student Adrian Nestor say they have discovered this color difference in an analysis of dozens of faces and it's a key issue in cognitive science research and face perception. This information may also have a number industry or consumer applications in areas such as facial recognition technology, advertising, and studies of how and why women apply makeup. read more
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