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Math and the dating game - The Carol Syndrome

By Murray Bourne, 27 Jul 2009

Many gorgeous people have an unsatisfactory love life. Maybe they are too attractive and scare people away?

Here's an interesting analysis of the probabilities involved when super-hunks cannot find a mate: The Carol Syndrome.

[This article by Jose-Manuel Rey is the winner in the general public category of Plus magazine's new writers award 2009.]

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