Misleading HN headline IMO. I think the most interesting thing here is that:
1) attractive females have better grades in-person but not remote
2) attractive males have better grades in-person AND remote
Not wanting to add to the title, but if HN had a subtitle, this would be it:
"The effect is only present in courses with significant teacher–student interaction."
I mention this because I initially wondered if looks drove general confidence, and that somehow made them better students. But the subtitle implies that instructors have a bias in favor of looks.
That said, now I wonder how the gender and/or gender-preference of the teacher influences the bias.
