BEARDS MAKE A MAN MANLIER, ANGRIER, AMENABLE

An Australian research team have done a study on men with beards. Dr Belinda Craig, from the University of New England in Australia, looked at the effect a beard has on a man and has found that a bushier chin on men better communicates a man’s emotions and masculinity. She and her team surveyed 700 people, asking them to rate the emotions and the intensity displayed on a range of male faces – bearded and not bearded. They found that people were quicker to recognize a bearded man’s display of anger than that of an angry clean shaven man. Beards emphasize the jaw, leading to faster recognition of anger. Also, they say, a bearded man seems kinder and more amenable and maybe more reliable and trustworthy.
* Well, the science is sound.
* I guess this information is important in case the Santa Claus at the mall is about to lose his cool, and you want to warn all the kiddos to run for it.
* Is this one of those, “Crikey, I’ve got ten minutes before my thesis is due” studies?