Evolutionary Psychology
Two research findings taken too literally: a face with sixfold rotational symmetry, and a face made of the formula for the mean.
Content note: Mildly creepy many-eyed face.
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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2018-10-15-evolutionary-psychology/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)Transcript
"The more symmetric a face, the more beautiful it is." (a face with six eyes in a ring around a fanged mouth)
"We all find average faces more beautiful." (a face reading Σ i / n)
[Caption] "Sometimes, I have no idea what evolutionary psychologists are talking about."