Clare Murphy (4 de diciembre de 2003). «In the eye of the beholder?». BBC News. Consultado el 15 de julio de 2011. «Art historians, anthropologists and human psychologists in general agree that it is the symmetry of a face, its perfect proportion, or indeed its averageness — where no feature stands out — that has consistently down the ages been deemed attractive. ...»
S McKeen (10 de febrero de 2006). «A beauty fix plumps up psyche and overall health». The Edmonton Journal. Archivado desde el original el 10 de noviembre de 2012. Consultado el 15 de julio de 2011. «Evolution taught us to lust after symmetry — a nicely balanced body and face — because asymmetry signals past illness or injury. We therefore define beauty quite elegantly, right down to the most ideal ratio of hips to breasts and upper lip to lower lip. Singh says one study showed that people were able to gauge beauty at a subliminal level, when shown pictures for a mere one-hundredth of a second. Another study showed babies prefer pretty faces.»
Joanna Briscoe (17 de enero de 2004). «Haven't I seen you somewhere before?». The Guardian. Consultado el 15 de julio de 2011. «Evolutionary psychologists claim there is an underlying standard script for beauty — a foundation for what we find appealing that transcends culture and ethnicity. There are various absolutes. For instance, to judge someone beautiful, the eye requires symmetry.»
Guy Dammann (20 de agosto de 2008). «Rules of attraction». The Guardian. Consultado el 15 de julio de 2011. «scientists from Brunel University have revealed that physical attraction is all down to bodily symmetry.»
Oliver Burkeman (24 de abril de 2010). «This column will change your life: The beauty in imperfection». The Guardian. Consultado el 15 de julio de 2011. «Absolute flawlessness, it's long been observed, is disturbing. It offers no point of connection, and may help explain the "uncanny valley" effect, where almost-lifelike robots trigger revulsion in humans. ...»
Singh D (December 2002). "Female mate value at a glance: relationship of waist-to-hip ratio to health, fecundity and attractiveness" (PDF). Neuro Endocrinology Letters. 23. 23 Suppl 4: 81–91. PMID 12496738.
SARAH KERSHAW (8 de octubre de 2008). «The Sum of Your Facial Parts». The New York Times. Consultado el 15 de julio de 2011.
DAVID J. BERRI (16 de septiembre de 2008). «Do Pretty-Boy Quarterbacks Make More Money?». The New York Times. Consultado el 15 de julio de 2011. «Research, though, has indicated that what we think of as facial attractiveness is really just facial symmetry.»
«People: Just Deserts». Time Magazine. 28 de mayo de 1945. Archivado desde el original el 26 de agosto de 2013. Consultado el 5 de agosto de 2011. «... "the most perfect all-over beauty of all time." Runner-up: the Venus de Milo.»
«People: Just Deserts». Time Magazine. 28 de mayo de 1945. Archivado desde el original el 26 de agosto de 2013. Consultado el 5 de agosto de 2011. «... "the most perfect all-over beauty of all time." Runner-up: the Venus de Milo.»
S McKeen (10 de febrero de 2006). «A beauty fix plumps up psyche and overall health». The Edmonton Journal. Archivado desde el original el 10 de noviembre de 2012. Consultado el 15 de julio de 2011. «Evolution taught us to lust after symmetry — a nicely balanced body and face — because asymmetry signals past illness or injury. We therefore define beauty quite elegantly, right down to the most ideal ratio of hips to breasts and upper lip to lower lip. Singh says one study showed that people were able to gauge beauty at a subliminal level, when shown pictures for a mere one-hundredth of a second. Another study showed babies prefer pretty faces.»
