Learning to look again
The game lasts a few minutes; understanding why an image persuades us takes a little longer. These original guides explain perception, portrait context and GenderGuess's editorial decisions.
Appearance is not identity
Why a portrait triggers quick assumptions and what we can learn when those assumptions fail.
6 min read →02 · Everyday psychologyHow visual bias works
A guide to recognising mental shortcuts without turning them into labels for other people.
7 min read →03 · Visual cultureReading portraits in context
Framing, light, era and editorial selection change what we think we see in a face.
6 min read →04 · ConceptsGender expression and context
A clear explanation of why style, identity and orientation are not the same thing.
7 min read →05 · TransparencyHow profiles and sources are verified
The editorial process connecting each answer to a biography, structured data and a licensed photograph.
8 min read →06 · Open cultureImage licensing without the fine print
What attribution, Creative Commons and public domain mean in a portrait collection.
7 min read →07 · ProductDesigning a responsible quiz
The decisions behind balance, immediate reveals, sources and corrections.
7 min read →08 · PerceptionWhat a gender guesser really tests
A guide to first impressions, visual confidence and what a guess-the-gender score does —and does not— mean.
8 min read →09 · ParticipationHow to submit a useful correction
What information is needed to review an identity, source or photograph credit.
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