Phrenology (The Reckoning)

Discredited science is often inhumane, racist, erroneous with dubious attention to research. But, on the rare occasion, it gets it just right.

Look at Phrenology. It is the discredited science of intelligence. Derived from two Greek words—Phren intelligence Logos “discourse” or science, it is pronounced like friend without the 'd' plus 'ology'. But basically, its just the mocking study of people with obtuse heads labelled as science so as to be extra cruel and to give it some additional weight.

But sometimes even phrenology throws out some undeniable descriptions of head sizes for consideration. Personal favorite for me: The Idiot. Shrunken backside of head, mouth agape. This is confirmed to such a degree, it could be the dictionary entry next to said word.

I especially like the skull cap.