Faces, Beauty, and the Brain
Time to Eat the Dogs
Rachel Walker talks about physiognomy -- the study of the human face -- and why it was so popular among scientists and the general public. Walker is an assistant professor of history at the University of Hartford. She is completing a book based on her dissertation, "A Beautiful Mind: Faces, Beauty, and the Brain in the Anglo-Atlantic World, 1780-1860." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesNext Episodes
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