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Pattern
Recognition article receives media attention
The emerging view of scientists is that the appreciation
of beauty has a deep-seated biological explanation.
In a study published in Pattern Recognition
American scientists have devised a computer programme
to predict whether a face will be considered attractive.
The
programme uses factors such as the golden ratio,
a proportion that has been used by artists and
architects since antiquity because it is aesthetically
pleasing.
The
article "Computation
of a face attractiveness index based on neoclassical
canons, symmetry, and golden ratios"
by Kendra Schmid, David Marx and Ashok Samal has
received attention in the media and the Telegraph,
Health 24 and Math in the News have
all shown interest in the study.
Links to the media articles can be found below:
Telegraph
"Computers
try to predict pretty faces"
Health
24
"Beauty
formula unveiled at last"
Math
in the News
"Computers
can use geometry to predict pretty faces"
The full text of the article can be viewed on
ScienceDirect.
If your institute doesn't have a subscription
to ScienceDirect a PDF of the article has
been made available.
We
hope you enjoy reading this research and other
articles in Pattern
Recognition.
Yours
sincerely
Ursula
Culligan
Senior Marketing Manager
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