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Your Brain: A Cautionary Tale

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Jun 21, 2025
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🕰️ The Victorians and Their Love Affair With Head Bumps

“If you’ve ever thought your head’s shape explains your personality… congratulations: you’d have been a hit at Victorian dinner parties.”

The rise and fall of phrenology

In the early 1800s, the British upper classes developed a curious obsession: the art (or nonsense, depending on who you a…

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