During the 19th Century, a strange new pseudoscientific technique became hugely popular.

Based on the theory that the brain was comprised of ‘organs’ that operated different parts of the mind, phrenologists claimed they could ‘read’ an individual’s personality and intelligence by merely feeling these organs via the normal lumps and bumps on the head.

Scripted and narration: Claudia Hammond
Video: Dominika Ozynska & Adrian Hartrick

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