Re:Ask HN: I joined a FAANG and it is awful
by eitland on Thursday August 19, 2021 @12:24AM
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>> Phrenology
> Pseudoscience which involves the measurement of bumps on the skull to predict mental traits.
Funny story (for us who live a century later):
I heard Norwegian phrenologists traveled around Norway to measure Norwegian skulls and how it related to personal traits and their conclusions were that there were broadly two kinds of Norwegians:
- "long-skulls" in the eastern part: these were friendly, generous, open-minded and intelligent.
- "short-skulls" on the western coast: these were dumb, stingy and distrustful
> Pseudoscience which involves the measurement of bumps on the skull to predict mental traits.
Funny story (for us who live a century later):
I heard Norwegian phrenologists traveled around Norway to measure Norwegian skulls and how it related to personal traits and their conclusions were that there were broadly two kinds of Norwegians:
- "long-skulls" in the eastern part: these were friendly, generous, open-minded and intelligent.
- "short-skulls" on the western coast: these were dumb, stingy and distrustful
Wonder were those researchers came from ;-)