For the longest time, the internet was a mostly one-way street -- providing fast downloads but slower upload speeds. It was designed this way intentionally to support our online behaviors at that time ...

We often think of the natural world as a chaotic, tangled mess of organic shapes and unpredictable growth, but every so often, nature reveals a hidden obsession with math. When you stumble upon ...

Facial symmetry is often pointed to as one of the chief indicators of attractiveness in males and females. But how true is that hypothesis? Fashion photographer Alex John Beck recently decided to test ...

We’ve all heard that symmetrical faces are more beautiful and believed it without question – but our most compelling traits are imperfect and out of our control People on TikTok are obsessed with ...

Symmetrical faces are said to be a benchmark for true beauty, but this startling project shows they might not be what everyone wants. While many celebrities and models are noted for almost perfect ...

From a literary standpoint, the New Yorker is one of the most engaging publications out there. From a design standpoint, the print magazine seems to embrace the idea that less is more. It’s common for ...

Among cultures and through history, standards of beauty have changed considerably. At certain times, stoutness was a symbol of wealth and influence and thus was considered attractive. At other times, ...

Many animals naturally develop asymmetric body parts; just look at the massive claw of the fiddler crab or the distorted Picasso-like face of the flatfish. But most mismatches are subtler. As a ...