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Research team shows cultural practices can cause biological evolution

According to a group of historians and anthropologists who have been studying several tribes of people in South America, cultural practices have led to evolved physical traits for one tribe that has caused them to have a unique appearance compared other tribes in the area.

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The Neurocritic: The Return of Physiognomy

The Neurocritic: The Return of Physiognomy | Science News | Scoop.it

Physiognomy "is the assessment of a person's character or personality from their outer appearance, especially the face." Although one might think of physiognomy as an outdated pseudoscience, along with its brethren craniometry and phrenology, facial phenotyping has undergone a resurgence of interest. Most recently, a study by Wong et al. (2011) looked at facial width and financial success in male CEOs:
Can head shape determine chances of business success?
Research suggests that the shape of a chief executive's head can show whether he will be successful

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