[freespirited]

If my observations are worth anything, relatively few scientists were hired for their looks.

[GonzoGOP]

If my observations are worth anything, relatively few scientists were hired for their looks.

True, but if you want to be the one scientist who gets name recognition and gets interviewed it certainly helps. Try watching The Universe on the Science Channel. They seem to favor hot women with multiple PHDs over the frumpy professors with similar credentials.