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SCOUT· 30%18m·2025-04-16·Arts Culture
SCOUT· 30%18m·2025-04-16·Arts CultureFake skull science is back - and it's still racist
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Can the shape of your skull or the look of your face say something deeper about you? Like – if you're a good parent? Or if you're smart? Or if you're more likely to be a criminal? Well – the answer is no, absolutely not. But in the past, some scientists used the pseudosciences of phrenology, which studied the skull,…
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