Math and the dating game – The Carol Syndrome
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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