The science of faces

Clear, evidence-based articles on facial anatomy, perception research, and how AI actually measures a face — written without hype and without medical claims.

• Hunter eyes: what the trend actually describes

  The internet's favorite eye-area label, unpacked into the real anatomical features it bundles together — and what the evidence says about each.

  July 2026

• Canthal tilt: the complete guide

  What canthal tilt is, how to measure it properly, roughly what typical values look like, and what research does and doesn't say about tilt and attractiveness.

  July 2026

• Why celebrities look different in selfies

  Focal length, perspective distortion, lighting, and the mirror effect — the optics and psychology behind why the same face photographs so differently.

  July 2026

• Facial averageness: why "average" faces are rated attractive

  The averageness effect from Galton's composite photographs to modern morphing studies — and why mathematically average does not mean ordinary.

  July 2026