Salon.com > University of Pennsylvania http://www.salon.com Sat, 25 May 2013 01:08:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Weird news: Baldness is strength http://www.salon.com/2012/10/04/weird_news_baldness_is_strength/ http://www.salon.com/2012/10/04/weird_news_baldness_is_strength/#comments Thu, 04 Oct 2012 20:14:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=13030334 A new study from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School found that men with shaved heads appear more dominant than similar men with full heads of hair. Based on research looking at dominance and non-verbal behavior, the study found that men with no hair at all are perceived as more masculine, dominant and even taller. However, bald men who do not shave remaining wisps of hair are perceived as the least powerful of all.

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