Number of chickens successfully trained by scientists to choose between photos of human faces by pecking.
98
Percentage of college students who select as ́most desirableî the same face chosen by the chickens.
Posted by Mikal at July 9, 2004 6:09 AMHa ha! Chickens know a good looking person when they see one. Apparently, beauty is NOT in the eye of the beholder ;)
Posted by: Stuart at December 22, 2006 2:35 PMHeh, that is flat-out amazing. What's the source on that?
(In general, I like your stats column. Quite clever.)
Posted by: Romer!can at January 27, 2007 6:28 AMWow! So all we need is a chicken to to affirm we're attractive? I'm going to go get one...
Posted by: Ginger at March 23, 2007 10:09 AMi grew up on a farm. Chickens followed me everywhere.
Posted by: Lilette Smith at November 15, 2008 10:36 AMHey Lilette, did you know that if you're male, there's a 50% chance that you had sexual contact with an animal? Not sure if milking cows counts :D
I was watching the show "Manswers" a few days ago and they mentioned this study. I remember thinking to myself, "Yeah, I read that somewhere," but couldn't remember where until just now.
Posted by: Stuart (2 and a half years later) at June 16, 2009 9:50 PM