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Prestigious clothing increases your height!

Prestigious clothing increases your height! | Science News | Scoop.it
Do you want to seem taller? Our study shows that your prestigious clothing affects perception of height, at least for the children. Height is a biological factor that can affect how others perceive...
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Powerful people think they're taller than they really are

Powerful people think they're taller than they really are | Science News | Scoop.it
Height is often a sign of dominance, as anyone with a Napoleonic complex will be only too happy (well, not happy) to tell you. Yes, powerful people are taller...and when that's not actually the case, they just assume they are.
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Why aren’t we all tall?

Why aren’t we all tall? | Science News | Scoop.it

There’s a fair amount of social science and anecdata that tall males are more reproductively fit. More precisely, males one to two standard deviations above the norm in height seem to be at the “sweet spot” as an idealized partner (e.g., leading males). And, short men often have fewer children. Short women will pair up with tall men. Tall women will generally not pair up with shorter men. The question then has to be asked: why isn’t natural selection producing a situation where we’re all tall?

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