This14U: Experts again

Men don't notice women in heels
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Women sacrificing comfort to wear high heels could be wasting their time because men do not even notice, a study claims.
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Experts at Northumbria University are studying the reactions of men to women walking while wearing high heels and others without heels.
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But the experts say research has shown that men cannot even tell if a woman is wearing high heels when they walk.
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It is part of a wider research project into attraction and the signals sent out by movement like walking and dancing.
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Researchers at the university have already used 3D motion-capture technology to identify the movement areas of a male dancer's body that influence female perceptions of whether their dance skills are good or bad.
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The study, led by evolutionary psychologist Dr Nick Neave and researcher Kristofor McCarty, for the first time identified potential biomechanical differences between "good" and "bad" male dancers.
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Dr Neave believes that such dance movements may act as signals of a man's reproductive quality, in terms of health, vigour or strength.
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Now another study is looking at women between 18 and 35 and what signals are sent out when the they walk with and without heels.
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Male observers in the experiment cannot tell which figures are wearing heels.
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Women are spending money on high heels, which can be dangerous, presumably to make themselves look good and add to what nature has given them.
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The study is investigating if the change in body posture brought about by wearing heels, such as the illusion of longer legs, tilting torso and more prominent rear, sends a signal which has an impact on men.
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Everybody is attracted to somebody else and making relationships is very important to humans.
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Making key relationships and having children are some of the most important decisions people will make.
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The role of movement and signals was fundamentally important.
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But scientifically we know very little about this, added Dr Neave.
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Dr Neave is also seeking heterosexual male recruits, aged 50 and over, as well as homosexual men aged 18-40, to be filmed by the 3D camera system that will convert their movements into computerised figures, or avatars.
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This study will investigate if observers can detect differences in dance movements between younger and older men.
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As people get older they become slower and less flexible but we are looking for older men who don't have major movement problems and are fairly healthy and active.
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We are assessing male movements in terms of the information they signal.
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We suspect that movements are 'honest' signals of age, health, personality, and hormonal status.