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On a related note, I've long been fascinated by how easily we can tell a male from a female, even from a distance. For example, driving around and looking at people walking along the road or following people in the mall, I can tell, with remarkable accuracy, if someone is male or female.

Is it the clothes, or gate, or size? Is it hair style or style of shoes? And at what age does this female/male separation begin. Generally, I can't assess new born people very well but by the age of say 5 years old it becomes much easier.

This software seems to answer some of these questions by doing things like presenting males with stronger jawlines or females with higher cheekbones. Does this same thing happen with other parts of the body (barring the obvious)? I know that females usually have wider hips and as a result walk differently than males. Are there other examples of differences that we intrinsically know but don't consciously realize?

NOTE: I'm speaking in traditional gender roles. Obviously I can't tell if someone is gender dysmorphic from a distance.




> Are there other examples of differences that we intrinsically know but don't consciously realize?

Probably everything from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_differences_in_human_physi....




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