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A study was conducted on the role physical attractiveness has on marriage: Physical appearance plays a crucial role in shaping new relationships, but does it continue to affect established relationships, such as marriage? In the current study, the authors examined how observer ratings of each spouse’s facial attractiveness and the difference between those ratings were …

Links of the Day, October 9

Here’s another pic of Barack and Savita (from the White House Photostream): So freaking cute! News Barack Obama becomes only the third sitting president (and the first since Woodrow Wilson in 1919) to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Here’s his statement in response. And here are some reactions. And the BBC’s coverage. More of my …