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'''Physiognomy''' | '''Physiognomy''' is the art of deducing the predominant temper and other characteristic qualities of the mind from the outward appearance, especially from the features of the face.<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0304418188900024</ref> Despite being widely considered a form of pseudoscience, and running counter to ostensible Western cultural taboos in regards to "judging a book by its cover", physiognomy has been returning to prominence in recent years, especially in the field of psychology, and by programmers utilizing machine learning based facial recognition software, which purports to profile individual's behavioral tendencies via facial analysis.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jul/07/artificial-intelligence-can-tell-your-sexuality-politics-surveillance-paul-lewis</ref> | ||
==Evidence== | ==Evidence== | ||