Herbert Burns steps in for Gavin Tucker to fight Jack Jenkins at UFC 305
31 Jul
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Herbert Burns steps in for Gavin Tucker to fight Jack Jenkins at UFC 305

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Top Stories Tamfitronics Jack Jenkins now faces Herbert Burns at UFC 305 after Gavin Tucker withdrew from the featherweight bout due to undisclosed reasons. Multiple people with knowledge of the situation confirmed the news to MMA Fighting after Jenkins announced the change on social media.The UFC officially announced the bout on Tuesday.UFC 305 takes place Aug. 17 in Perth, Australia, and features a middleweight showdown between champion Dricus du Plessis and two-time champion Israel Adesanya in the main event.Jenkins (12-3), a native Australian, attempts to get back in the winning column after suffering a gruesome arm injury fighting Chepe Mariscal in September 2023. Jenkins was 2-0 in the UFC going into the Sydney card with victories over For the French and Jamall Emmers.Burns (11-5) has his back against the wall after dropping three...
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Can Given Names Shape Individuals’ Facial Appearance?
31 Jul
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Can Given Names Shape Individuals’ Facial Appearance?

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Top Stories Tamfitronics Our given name is a social tag associated with us early in life. Prior research has shown that individuals’ facial appearance can be indicative of their given names. New research probes the origins of this face-name matching effect: whether names are given based on innate facial characteristics or whether individuals’ facial appearance changes to match their name over time. Using both humans and machine learning algorithms, the findings indicate that while adults demonstrate congruence between their facial appearance and name, this pattern is not observed in children nor in children’s faces digitally aged to adult appearance.Zwebner et al. investigated the possibility of a self-fulfilling prophecy effect wherein individuals’ facial appearance develops over time to resemble the social stereotypes associated with given names. Image credit: Zwebner et al., doi: 10.1073/pnas.2405334121.“George Orwell famously said:...
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