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Forget grad school… let’s study physiognomy,

December 20th, 2006 · 2 Comments

i.e. the attempt to judge personality based on facial characteristics.

Ok- forget the home-genotype discussion here, and here. Maybe everybody should just choose mates that are unlikely to cheat in the 1st place…

  • Step 1. Find a mate with dissimilar MHC genes, detailed here, and here.
  • Step 2. Use facial characters as a independent line of evidence. University of Michigan researchers suggest a feminine face… Sorry Razib..

Maybe I should abandon grad school, and start a business… I cound screen potential partners and generate some index that would represent the liklihood of infidelity… Just imagine…!


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  • 1 MacManes's // Dec 21, 2006 at 12:06 am

    Well, you have been secusful in finding a faithful mate your self! And one could say you have made a good amount of offspring from the faithful role (all 4 and soon, VERY SOON #5)! Maybe solving fidelity would go a long way in world peace!?!Good job!
    love you!

  • 2 Lytespirit // Dec 23, 2006 at 9:03 am

    You go Kate!!!

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