Study Uncovers Big, Fat (Faced) Liars

Wide-faced men tend to be a lot trickier than their narrow-faced counterparts, according to researchers who measured the faces of hundreds of business school students before running them through assorted behavioral tests. The study found that broad-faced men are three times more likely to lie and nine times more likely to cheat, reports the Independent. No such link was found among women.

Researchers say wide-faced men appear to feel more powerful, which was linked to unethical behavior but also to success. Examination of the facial profiles of Fortune 500 execs revealed that men with wider faces were likelier to lead successful companies. "The same feelings of power and aggression that spark unethical behavior can be a net benefit if they are channeled correctly," the lead researcher says. (More human behavior stories.)