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Why was Phrenology a Thing? Part II: A Pseudoscience (Sort of) Informs the Modern Day
Why was Phrenology a Thing? Part II: A Pseudoscience (Sort of) Informs the Modern Day
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Length:
54 minutes
Released:
Jun 16, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
While the credibility of phrenology inevitably deteriorated over time, it was neither a completely original concept, nor, in some respects, a completely useless one. In the second part of this two-part series, Ben, Noel and Max explore the ancient precedents of judging inner qualities based on outer appearance, as well as what modern scientists have to say about how phrenology, as imperfect as it was, helped establish some concepts that stay with the world of research today.
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Released:
Jun 16, 2022
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