Ling Chen Shows Her 'Better Nature' Beauty by Felicity Ingram in Vogue UK January 2022

Model Ling Chen expresses her beautiful ‘Better Nature’, styled by Eniola Dare in images by Felicity Ingram {IG] for British Vogue January 2022./ Hair by Naoki Komiya; makeup by Niamh Quinn

AOC is all about making connections. These images of Ling Chen appeared as we were posting news of research bias among botanists who reflect a strong preference to study ‘showy’ plants and flowers.

Scientists More Often Study Showy Plants, But Ugly Flowers Are Vital to Ecosystem AOC Sustainability

Yes, we can cite the modern view that beauty lies in the eye of the beholder. But these ‘plain Jane’ or even ‘half-dead’ looking plants and flowers often serve as safe camouflage havens for precious species.

2021 data in America only says that the gender breakdown of botanists is 57% male, 37% female and 5% unknown. Question: does the research preference for colorful, sensual plants hold equally among gender identification.