Comments for sursumcorda.salemsattic.com/post/phrenology-anyone

Comment #612

2007-05-26T10:36:36Z

I'd delete your comments but I'm so pleased that someone else had the exact same reaction I did! It's not shameful at all—I'm sure you're not the only one wondering about "phrenology." Now the others don't have to bother finding a dictionary. Besides, you can delete your own comments. ;)

(Does anyone use dictionaries these days? What I do depends on what room I'm in. If I'm in my office, I just look the word up online.)

Comment #611

2007-05-26T04:41:59Z

Oh dear. I knew I should have looked up "phrenology" before I posted . . . You can delete my comment if you care to hide my shame. ;)

Comment #610

2007-05-26T04:40:18Z

This reminds me of the time when they thought they could predict criminal behavior by the measurements of the head. This statistical link is helpful how?

Comment #609

2007-05-25T13:59:30Z

Unfortunately, the articles I found on the study were not precise in how to measure finger length. Surprise, surprise.

You did best on those mental-folding tests? I am impressed. I found them very difficult. I'll bet Johnny (The Origami Guy) blew them away, though.

Comment #608

2007-05-25T13:00:20Z

Just looking at my fingers, my ring finger is noticably longer than my index finger. Do I need to be more precise?

I do not remember my math vs. verbal scores on the SAT, but I do know that when I do the SAT question of the day, I find it much easier to do the verbal questions than the math ones. Perhaps that is because I have continued to read after college, but have not continued to study math and therefore do not remember many of the formulas you need to know for the SAT.

I do remember that on the aptitude tests they gave in high school, I got my highest scores in spatial awareness. They would have you take a flat shape and visually fold it along the dotted lines and tell them what it would end up looking like.