In this video, we’re going to be talking about beauty,
本期视频 我们将探讨“美”
what it is, what it’s not, and how you,
依据科学知识来探讨
even if you’re a dude, can become more beautiful,
什么是美 什么不是美
also known as being attractive, handsome,
无论男女 怎样变得更美
or good-looking, with the help of science.
也可以说是 富有魅力 英俊貌美
Now, most of the information in this video is based on
本视频的多数内容基于
a book called Survival of the Prettiest written by Nancy Etcoff.
南茜·埃特考夫的《漂亮者生存》一书
So first, what is beauty?
那首先 什么是“美”？
Well, you might have heard a phrase,
俗话说
like “beauty is something different for everyone”,
“每个人都有属于自己的美”
or “it’s in the eye of the beholder”.
“情人眼里出西施”
Scientists even notice
科学家甚至发现
that when we start to talk about beauty,
当开始谈“美”的时候
we stop describing about what beauty is
人们不再描述“美”是什么
and about what the affect it has on others.
而是描述“美”对他人的影响是什么
For example, people say things like”I can’t define it,
例如 人们会说“我没法定义美
but I know it when she walks into a room”,
但当她走进房间 我知道那就是美”
and “it’s when someone walks in the door
“美就发生在你看到某人走进房门
and you almost can’t breathe”.
感觉自己快要窒息的时候”
These are two famous quotes.
这是引用最多的两个观点
There are also a ton of synonyms that agree:
还有许多描述美的同义词：
breathtaking, knockout, drop-dead gorgeous,
惊艳 迷人 美得令人窒息
bombshell, stunner, ravishing.
性感尤物 万人迷 如痴如醉
In fact, the absence of your response
实际上 如果有人看见
to someone who is beautiful
美人而没有反应
is actually a sign of profound depression.
那这是深度抑郁的迹象
Your brain just doesn’t get excited when it should.
你的大脑在该兴奋的时候没有兴奋起来
Beauty is more about your response to it
“美”更多的是人们对它的反应
than it is a characteristic of that person.
而非某个人拥有“美”的特征
Is beauty really in the eye of the beholder?
真的是“情人眼里出西施”吗？
Well, science says otherwise.
科学显示并非如此
We can prove that beauty isn’t a social construct,
我们可以证实“美”不是社会建构
but that it’s a measurable thing.
而是可以衡量的东西
Actually, I’m gonna release a series about personality.
其实我计划发布一组有关性格的系列视频
I think it’s going to be about 20 videos long.
我估计大概会有20个视频左右
But one thing that’s important in science is
关于科学很重要的一点是
that we can measure something throughout time,
随着时间的推移 通过每一次发生的实例
and across every instance of its occurrence.
我们能够衡量事物
And beauty does this.
而“美”也同样
So, there are two main studies in the book that
书中有两个主要研究可以
help prove this, and they both have to do with babies.
帮助论证 这两个研究都与婴儿有关
So, in the first study,
在第一个研究中
researchers got a group of babies under six months old.
研究对象是一组不满六个月的婴儿
Why under six? you ask.
你可能会问 为什么是不满六个月？
Because they didn’t want the babies having
因为研究人员不想让婴儿
any cultural influence, and they wanted to make sure
受任何文化的影响 他们希望确保
beauty was something that was human,
“美”是存在于全人类的一个概念
not something that was only found in the USA
而非美国或任何第一世界国家
or a first world country.
所独有
Anyways, they somehow got babies to look at faces
不管怎样 研究员找来了一些婴儿
in a somewhat experimental way.
用一些实验方法来让婴儿观看人脸
They found that babies looked at beautiful faces longer
研究发现相比于丑陋的人脸
than ugly faces, and not just a little bit either,
婴儿观看漂亮人脸的时间更久 不止久一点点
like it was a significant matter of time.
而是特别久
Now, the second study is also on babies.
第二个也是对婴儿的研究
But it’s a little bit more harsh.
但是更严酷一点
Scientists studied a mother’s behavior
科学家研究了母亲基于
towards their child, based on
对婴儿预估的魅力值
the baby’s rated attractiveness. And sadly,
而对其所做的行为 悲伤的是
if the baby was likely to be rated as ugly,
如果这个婴儿被预估作“丑”的
the mother actually spent less time holding them.
那么实际上 母亲会更少花时间哄抱他
And also the mother reported higher stress
而报告也显示母亲在设法照顾孩子时
trying to take care of the child.
会有更大压力
This kind of study makes me wonder how it went down.
这种研究让我好奇它是如何被接受的
“Hey, uhh… I see you have a baby there.
“嘿 额……我看你家有个小宝宝
We’re doing a study on… ugly babies.
我们在做一个……丑宝宝的研究
Would you wanna participate?”
你想不想加入？”
So, my first tip is to have big eyes
那么 第一点是要有大眼睛
and a small mouth and nose.
小嘴巴和小鼻子
Through babies, we can learn a lot.
我们可以通过婴儿学到很多东西
Like, we can learn that what we call cute
比如 我们知道所谓的“可爱”
are literally things that look like babies.
通常是指看起来像婴儿的东西
And why is this? Well, scientists say
为什么会这样？科学家解释道
that we are predetermined to like things with big eyes,
我们命中注定喜欢大眼睛
a tiny mouth and nose, and chubby cheeks.
小嘴鼻和有肥嘟嘟脸颊的东西
And here’s maybe one reason why.
可能有以下这个原因
Infants would die if we didn’t care for them.
如果人们不照顾婴儿 那他会死去
So they better be irresistible.
所以他们最好是有不可抗拒的吸引力
In fact, ugly babies are more likely
事实上 丑宝宝更有可能
to be victims of child abuse.
受到家长虐待
Another thing about babies that I thought was interesting,
关于婴儿 还有一件事我觉得很有意思
was that almost all cute babies had a similarity.
几乎所有的可爱宝宝都有一个相似之处
The people in the family all said that the baby
家里的亲人都说这个宝宝
looked like the father,
长得像爸爸
even if the baby was a baby girl.
即使是个女宝宝
You might be asking,”I wonder why this happens”
你可能会问 “我好奇为什么会这样”
And you might be questioning
如果你以前就听说过
if you’ve ever heard of it before.
那你可能一直都颇感疑惑
Well, it might be impossible to know why it happens.
我们几乎不得而知为何会这样
But here’s what the book suggests.
但是书中显示
When you pop out of your mom,
当你呱呱落地
you gotta make sure your mom and dad
你要确保爸爸妈妈
can feed you, give you love and take care of you.
会喂养你 给予爱与关怀
So you hack into your mom’s biological systems
所以你长出大眼睛 肥脸颊和可爱小巧的嘴巴
by having big eyes, chubby cheeks, and a small, cute mouth.
以此来潜入妈妈的生物系统
That doesn’t work on dads.
而这在爸爸身上不起作用
Instead, you have to look like him.
你需要长得像他才可以
So, all the family members say,
所以家人都说
“He looks just like you!”
“他长得跟你真像！”
And maybe you really do.
或许真的是这样
Well, this gets dad invested,
爸爸对此很买账
and makes him think that he’s truly yours.
他会因此认为孩子确实是亲生的
Because think about it, 100 years ago,
因为大家想想 一百年前
we didn’t have DNA testing.
还没有DNA测试
And we really couldn’t tell if the baby was yours or not,
不管别人怎么承诺 我们确实无法验证
no matter how much someone may have promise.
孩子到底是不是亲生的
Tip number 2 is to be average.
第二点 长相要匀称
Now this tip is a little bit weird.
这一点有些奇怪
And you might not even be able to do anything about it.
甚至说你可能对此无计可施
But, here’s how it works.
但它是这么回事
So, someone took a bunch of psychopath faces
有人用一组精神病患者的面部图像
and blended them together into a single face.
合成了一张面部图像
The face was the average of a bunch of psychopaths.
这张脸是一组精神病患者的平均面部图
So what would you expect?
你觉得会是什么样？
We get a very handsome man. Isn’t that weird?
结果是张英俊的脸 这不是很奇怪吗？
So, someone else took this,
于是有人基于这个实验
and they went a little step further.
又做了更深入地研究
They took 32 random faces
他们随机选了32张面部图像
and average them by blending them all together.
通过合成得到平均面部图
And what do you know? Another handsome face.
你猜怎么样？又是一张英俊的脸
We can also do this with woman’s faces
这个实验对女性也适用
and get an average beautiful face.
得到的结果是张漂亮的脸
For some reason, beauty seems to be just averageness.
出于一些原因 “平均”似乎才是美
Now, I’m gonna try to attempt to explain it
我将试着用自然界中的两则小故事
with two simple stories in nature.
来对此做出解释
The first one was that there was a study done on
第一个是针对鸟类翅膀长度
bird wing length and how long those birds live.
以及相应寿命的研究
In general, the more average that a bird
总的来说 翅膀长度越接近平均值的鸟类
wing length was, the longer the bird live.
存活时间越久
They said that the lesser died in storms
人们常说 越是能在暴风雨中存活
and the lesser was eaten by predators.
便越能躲过捕食者的猎杀
Why? Well, if you have extra long wings,
为什么？因为如果翅膀特别长
or maybe super short wings,
或者超级短
I would assume that maybe you have a
那么我想这或许是
genetic mutation or an error that cause to that.
由基因突变或某些生理错误导致的
And the bird was less aerodynamic,
这种鸟类的翅膀不符合空气动力学
and wasn’t as efficient in flying.
飞行效率低下
So, in average wing length means that you can live longer.
所以 翅膀长度适中意味着能存活更久
Now, what about zebras?
那么 斑马又是怎样呢？
Now, the book doesn’t really talk about this.
书中确实没有谈到
But I think it’s basically the same thing.
不过我认为这跟鸟类翅膀基本是一回事
See, zebras don’t have black and white stripes
显而易见 斑马的黑白斑纹
for camouflage, obviously.
并不是用作伪装
They have them to blend in. And we know this.
他们是为了融入斑马群体 这我们明白
Because if you paint a red dot on a zebra,
因为如果你把一头斑马涂上红点
or you tag its ear,
或者把耳朵做上标记
it would be the first zebra to get eaten.
那它将第一个被吃掉
Why?
为什么？
Because lion and other predators can actually
因为狮子和其他捕食者
focused on that single zebra and catch it.
正好能够盯准 并且猎捕到这头斑马
You know the saying
你听没听过这样一个谚语
“A man who chases two rabbits catches none”?
“同时追两个兔子的人 什么也得不到”？
Well, it’s true. And it applies to zebras.
是这样的 这同样也适用于斑马
Their’s stripes make them look like a huge herd,
斑马的斑纹使他们看起来像一个庞大的群体
and so, an average zebras will live longer,
所以一头普通的斑马能够存活更久
while a zebra without stripes, or maybe
而没有斑纹的 或者
only three legs, or maybe even a red dot on it,
只有三条腿 又或者带红点的斑马
will not live long at all.
都活不长久
So, as I end this tip, you should aim for
所以 第二条 要想有吸引力
an average face, if you want to be attractive.
你应该长一张“平均之脸”
Because it seems to be a sign of health.
因为那看起来是健康的标志
If your face is average,
如果你的脸长得很匀称
there’re no genetic mutations
那说明没有基因突变
or biological errors, and you seem safer,
或者某些生理错误 你看上去更安全
thus, more likely to be an investing mate to a woman.
因此 更符合女性的择偶标准
Tip number 3 is to be healthy.
第三条建议是 健康
On the same note, you should try to be healthier.
也就是说 你应该努力活得更健康一些
And there are a ton of reasons for this.
你有无数的理由这么做
But you should know that being extra healthy,
但要知道 活得更健康
doesn’t necessarily set you apart.
并不一定会让你脱颖而出
But there seems to be a line that you have to at least cross
不过 阳光健康和遭人嫌弃之间似乎
between being healthy and being gross.
有个界线你至少需要跨越
You need to cross that minimum line to be acceptable.
这样你才会被大家所接受
And you gonna accomplish this by taking shower daily,
为此 你需要每天洗澡
brushing your teeth, basic fingernail etiquette,
刷牙 修剪指甲
you know, just basic hygiene stuff.
也就是保持基础的个人卫生
And one prove of this is acne.
痤疮就是个例子
Acne to us, to most people, isn’t really attractive.
没几个人会觉得满脸痤疮吸引人
Why?
为什么？
Well, it’s because acne is an inflammatory response
因为痤疮是皮肤因细菌
of the skin to bacteria.
而引起的炎症反应
That’s all acne and pimples are.
所有的痤疮和青春痘都是
They are basically just bacteria.
基本来讲它们都是细菌
And this is why the most important tips to have less acne
这就是为什么要想少长痤疮
is literally just to clean your face more and not touch it.
最重要的是勤洗脸少摸脸
The book notes that almost all beautiful people
书中提到 几乎所有的俊男美女
have no acne. Because it’s a sign of health.
都没有痤疮 因为这是健康的标志
Another sign of health is long lashes hair and long eyelashes.
另一个健康的标志是长睫毛
That’s why most men are attracted
这就是为什么多数男士会被
women with these features.
具有这些特征的女性所吸引
Another sign of health is symmetric,
另一个健康的标志是对称
which seems to be very important to being beautiful.
它似乎对于美非常重要
And I could tell you to be more symmetrical,
我只能告诉你 要长得更对称
but honestly, there really not much you can do
但是说实话 除了整形手术
other than plastic surgery.
几乎别无他法
So, to recap tip number 3 is that
再来强调一下第三条
being healthy usually means being attractive.
健康通常意味着有吸引力
Tip number 4 is to hang out with
第四条是 跟美女出去玩
beautiful women, specifically if you’re a guy.
尤其对于男士
So I don’t want to go into too much details here.
这一条我不想讲得太细
But the book said that a man’s attractiveness rating
不过书中提到 如果男士
by other woman increased, if he was pictured
被拍到跟美女一起 那么他对其他女士的
with other beautiful women around him, a lot.
魅力值将提升 而且是大有提升
So, if you’re a guy and you convince
所以对于男士 如果你说服
a good looking woman to be around you
一位漂亮女士经常跟你在一起
more often, your social status will raise.
那么你的社会地位会提高
Look at guys like Tai Lopez and Dan Bilzerian,
来看看总是跟美女在一起的
who are always around beautiful women.
Tai Lopez和Dan Bilzerian这俩人
Not only will it make you more attractive,
这不仅会使你更有吸引力
but studies say that by having an attractive girl
而且研究显示 有魅力的女生
around you will also cause other people to think
在你身边 会让其他人感觉
you’re more confident, more intelligent and friendlier.
你更自信 更有智慧 更友好
So, that’s a cool little psychological hack.
这是个很酷的心理学小妙招
The next tip I have is to use fashion.
接下来这一条是好好利用时尚
Have you ever heard of “clothes make the man”?
你有没有听说过“人靠衣装”？
Well, according to some studies,
一些研究显示
it’s not the clothes that make a man,
并不是穿着造就了人
it’s what the clothes represent, high income,
而是衣着背后代表的东西 比如高收入
social status, and access to resources.
社会地位以及获取资源的途径
In one particular study, a ton of women were asked
在一个专项研究中 很多女性被问及
if they would consider marrying a group of men
基于所提供的一些信息
based on some information that was given.
她们是否会考虑嫁给这一组男士
And one of this pieces of information given was the salary.
其中提供的一项信息是薪资
And you should know, not very many of the women
大家应该知道 很少有女性
wanted to marry a guy with a roundness same income.
愿意嫁给与自己收入相当的男性
And absolutely no woman in this study
而在本项研究中 更是没有一位女性
say that they wanted to marry a guy
说她们愿意嫁给
with an income that was lower than theirs.
比她们收入低的男性
The book mention fashion a little bit, too,
书中对时尚也有所提及
as you can use fashion as a way
比如 你可以通过时尚
to show off your net worth,
来展现你的净资产
which is like statistically the main thing
而据统计 这基本上是女性在男性身上
that women look for in a man,
所寻找的最重要的东西
even if they say that they don’t.
即使她们矢口否认
See, fashion is a way for high income individuals
要知道 时尚是高收入人群和社会精英
and the elites to distinguish themselves.
用来突出自我的一种方式
And then you always see the middle class
而大家总能看到中产阶级和
and the lower class trying to imitate the same fashion.
下层阶级试图模仿他们的时尚
And this is why fashion is always changing,
这就是时尚在不断改变
and there are so-called seasons of fashion.
以及出现所谓的“当季”时尚的原因
To be more attractive, you should understand
要想更有吸引力 你应该了解
what is in season,
当季流行趋势
and use it to your advantage to make it
把它充分利用起来
look like you’re super wealthy to be more attractive.
以使你看上去多金而有魅力
The next tip I have for you is to adjust your body proportions.
接下来这一条是调整身材比例
So, there is a small catch to this one.
对于这一条 有一个小误解
If you’re in a place where there’s a lot of feminine,
如果你身处一个女性居多的地方
the people in the geographic area will
当地的人们
see excess fats as more attractive.
会以胖为美
They’ll be more attractive to obese people.
人们更容易被胖人所吸引
Even if they say it’s unattractive,
即使他们嘴上不说
it will still persuade them and have an affect on them.
但心里早已受到影响
However, in most first world countries,
然而在大多数第一世界国家
and like in the United States,
比如美国
obesity has such a great influence
对于评判一个人是否“有吸引力”
on people’s perception of attractiveness
人们最在意的就是肥胖
that neither breast size, nor waist-to-hip ratios can compete.
而不是胸围 也不是腰臀比
So you don’t have to worry about any of the feminine issues
所以观众朋友们不必担心
in most countries if you’re viewing this video.
大多数国家都不推崇“以胖为美”的
Something else I want to note about beauty is
另外值得一提的是
that it seems to transcend race.
“美”似乎是跨种族的
Beautiful people of any race are beautiful
任何人种中称得上“美”的人
when they are rated by people of any race.
在任何人种的眼中都是美的
So, that’s pretty cool and optimistic.
这是和谐而美好的事
I mean, it basically says beauty isn’t racist.
我是说 基本上美是不带种族因素的
Anyways, let’s go onto waist-to-hip proportions.
总之 我们继续往下看腰臀比
The book said that the most beautiful woman
书中提到 大部分美女的
have a waist-to-hip ratio of 0.7.
腰臀比是0.7
Barbie has a proportions of under 0.6.
芭比的腰臀比在0.6以下
And you can really see what start to happen
我们可以清晰地看到
when you exaggerate these features.
当把这些特征夸大后是什么样子
So, if you’re a girl, you can greatly improve
所以 对于女生
your attractiveness by slimming down
通过瘦腹丰臀
your midsection and making your hips wider,
你可以大大提升魅力值
which happens, and it’s a
而这也的确实现了 成为一项
multi billion dollar industry.
价值数十亿美金的产业
And for men, if you want to become more attractive,
对于男性 如果你想更有吸引力
you want to get that V shape down your back,
那么 你要把背部练成“倒三角”
and aim for a waist-to-hip proportions between
并把腰臀比控制在
0.85 and 0.95, so your waist should be
0.85至0.95之间 也就是说
just a tad bits smaller than your hip line.
腰部比臀线仅细一点点
And for men, this can usually be done
对于男性 通常可以通过举重训练
through weight lifting, cardio and a decent diet.
有氧运动和合理饮食来做到这一点
My 7th tip for you is to look more dominant.
第七条是 表现得更有掌控力
In one study, the more dominant
一项研究显示 一个高中男生
a high school boy look, the more sexual active he was.
看上去越有掌控力 便越有性吸引力
But what does dominant mean?
但是有掌控力是指什么呢？
Well, according to the book,
书中说 有掌控力是指
it means a strong jawline, more testosterone
下颌轮廓分明 体内分泌更多睾酮
in your system, a high muscle to fat ratios,
体脂率较低
and a bit to do with your facial structure.
同时也与面部结构有点关系
But the most telling was the dominant body language
但最明显的是有掌控力的肢体语言
which is something I’ll get into the next tip.
这个我会在下一条方法中讲到
The people in the study also noted
这项研究还提及
that men can be too masculine.
男性有时会过于阳刚
And when it happens, they start to look like criminals.
那时 他们会看起来像罪犯
At least those were the people’s words,
至少在那项研究中是这样说的
they said that people who are rated too masculine
他们说那些被认为过于阳刚之人
were also those to be rated less honest,
同时也被认定为更不诚实
and have more negative personality traits.
有更多负面的性格特点
So again, this tip is to look more dominant,
强调一遍 这一条是让你看起来更有掌控力
which you can control by going to the gym more,
为了做到这一点 你可以多去健身 多吃健康食品
eating healthier and training your brain with the next tip.
以及通过下面这条方法训练大脑
And the last tip is dominant body language.
最后一条 表现有掌控力的肢体语言
Now, I’m not gonna go into
对此内容
any dominant body language in this video.
本视频不再赘述
Because one, I have a bunch of other videos that cover it.
因为一 我有很多视频都讲到了这点
And two, because I cover it in depth in an online course
第二 我在一个线上课程中有深入全面地讲解
I created and titled this “Psychology of Attraction”.
我创建并配标题为《吸引力心理学》
Actually, Valentines Day is coming up.
事实上 情人节快到了
But I wanted to let you know there’s
而你要知道本课程中
a ton of videos in the course.
有大量视频可供观看
Plus, three bonuses that will help give you
另外 还有三个额外惊喜
the skills to boost your confidence with woman,
教你面对女士提升自信的技巧
and the in-the-goals to get you into a relationship.
以及助你恋爱成功的步骤
The stuff that I teach in the course
本课程所教授的内容
is for short term and long term relationships.
包括短期恋爱和长期恋情
But I focus mostly on long term stuff.
但主要是针对长期恋情
Right now the courses is currently $47.
目前 本课程是47美元
But after Valentines Day on midnight I’m raising it to $97.
但情人节过后零点开始即涨价至97美元
Because it’s been that low for almost two years,
因为长达近两年时间 它一直保持低价
while I keep adding content,
而我一直在添加新内容进去
and there’s over a thousand students
并且 本课程吸引了上千名同学
plus tons of success stories from guys
以及无数成功案例
who said they would’ve been lonely without
他们说如果没有在课程中学到的
all these stuff they’d learned in this course.
这些内容 那么他们将依旧单身
If you want to check out what the course
如果你也想查看课程详情
has to offer and what the bonuses are,
以及那三个额外惊喜
one of them is actually a private pick up skills community,
而其中之一还是私人约会技巧社区哦
you’ll have to go to PracticalPie.com/POA.
那么请搜索网址PracticalPie.com/POA
Again, the price is going to double after midnight
记住 情人节当晚零点
on Valentines Day.
课程涨价
And there is also a 30 days money back guarantee right now.
而且现在还有30天内退款政策
So, if you enroll as student and don’t get
所以如果你注册学习后
any benefits, which for my sample of
没有收获 我将亲自为你退款
a thousand students hardly ever happens,
虽然目前这种情况
I will personally send you a refund.
在上千位学生身上从未发生
What’s the worst that could happen when you enrolled?
你注册后最坏的情况是什么？
You could what? Waste a couple of hours?
你会怎么样？浪费几小时的时间？
Because you know that I’ll refund you, if you don’t like it.
因为你知道 如果不喜欢课程 我会退款给你
What’s the best case scenario?
那最好的情况呢？
Well, you could learn tactics and skills
你会学到完全颠覆视角的
that can completely change your view on
与女性约会的技巧
picking up woman, and being an attractive,
和策略 并且变得有吸引力
confident and a dominant man.
有自信 还有掌控力
Again, before I sum up this video,
在总结本期视频之前 再强调一遍
the link to that is PracticalPie.com/POA.
网址是PracticalPie.com/POA
Just that you know that “POA” stands for
其中“POA”指的是
“Psychology of Attraction”.
“吸引力心理学”
So, to sum up this video, tip number 1 is
总结本期视频
to have a big eyes, small mouth and nose.
第一 要有大眼睛 小嘴鼻
Tip number 2 is to be average.
第二 要长相匀称
Tip number 3 is to be healthy.
第三 健康
Tip number 4 is to hang out with beautiful women.
第四 跟美女出去玩
Tip number 5 is use fashion to your advantage.
第四 利用时尚成为优势
Tip number 6 is to adjust your body proportions.
第六 调整身材比例
Tip number 7 is to look more dominant.
第七 表现得更有掌控力
And tip number 8 is to show dominant body language.
第八 展现有掌控力的肢体语言
I hope you guys enjoy this video.
希望大家喜欢本期视频
And if you have any questions, leave a comment below.
如有疑问 请下方评论
Thank you so much for watching.
感谢观看