A Vulnerable Conversation About Attractiveness

Do you think you’re an attractive person? You’ve probably grown up hearing that “beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” And for centuries, we’ve believed this. But today, as more statistical models come out, better quality research is conducted, and cultural standards increasingly overlap, we’re learning that statement is wrong. This is Episode 1 of our docu-series "How to Become More Attractive, Scientifically". Written, Directed, Filmed, and Edited by myself and my second half, Ken Chwatek - @ChwatCity . Special thanks to: Research - Malachai Darling Hair Specialist - Pete Chen @Hairdoc Girl1 - Anissa Patel Actor - Jordan Studdard @JordanStuddard Actor - Veljko @veljkoblur Actor - Maddie Colglazier Funny Guy - Colt Kirwan @ColtKirwan Equipment Depot - Shervin Shares @ShervinShares Makeup Specialist - Kariza Santos @LifeOfRiza Editing Help! - Hope Needles & @DrThomasSmithyman Thumbnail Help! - @DodfordYT Current subscribers: 81,600 #attractive #attraction #beauty #documentary #videoessay Citations: Maxims or myths of beauty? A meta-analytic and theoretical review: J H Langlois 1, L Kalakanis, A J Rubenstein, A Larson, M Hallam, M Smoot (2000) The effects of physical attractiveness on job-related outcomes: Hosada, M., Stone-Romero, E.F., & Coats, G. (2003). Defendant's attractiveness as a factor in the outcome of criminal trials: Stewart, J. E. (1980) Beauty Imagined - A History of the Global Beauty Industry: Geoffrey Jones (2011) Newborn Infants' Preference for Attractive Faces: Alan Slater (2000) Perception and Deception - Human Beauty and the Brain: Daniel B. Yarosh (2019) Thinking, Fast and Slow: Daniel Kahneman (2011) WHAT IS BEAUTIFUL IS GOOD: KAREN DION (1972) Physical attractiveness biases in ratings of employment suitability: Johnson, S. K., Podratz, K. E., Dipboye, R. L., & Gibbons, E. (2010) The eye of the beholder: Cash, T. E., & Janda, L. H. (1984) The role of men's physical attractiveness in women's perceptions of sexual risk: Lennon, C. A., & Kenny, D. A. (2013)