Want Your University Press Release Reprinted in The Washington Post? Here's How.

By: Knight Science Journalism at MIT

Did you see the story in last Tuesday's Health & Science section of The Washington Post about how women find Tour de France leaders more attractive than the riders bringing up the rear? The study shows "that we can assess a man's endurance performance by looking at his face." And you can turn that around: "Attractive riders are, therefore, faster," said the researcher quoted in the story.