Bigger picture (pun intended): what possible utility could this study serve? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ?
I'll bet that women and men are both innately able to estimate approximate attractiveness features of their own gender because it's helps their reproductive fitness.
Optimize brand logo placement on clothing to maximize attention of men vs. women
Also the viewing behavior doesn’t all have to be utilitarian. It’s often said that “everyone loves boobs, even gay men”. Maybe on average, both genders tend to get some amount of pleasure from looking at pretty butts.
Spoiler alert, from the article:
"...both men and women tend to focus most on the intergluteal cleft, commonly known as the butt crack."
No heatmap?
Haha. That's funny.
Bigger picture (pun intended): what possible utility could this study serve? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ?
I'll bet that women and men are both innately able to estimate approximate attractiveness features of their own gender because it's helps their reproductive fitness.
> what possible utility could this study serve?
Optimize brand logo placement on clothing to maximize attention of men vs. women
Also the viewing behavior doesn’t all have to be utilitarian. It’s often said that “everyone loves boobs, even gay men”. Maybe on average, both genders tend to get some amount of pleasure from looking at pretty butts.