In an article I read recently about Kabbalah, it mentioned that the study and practice of reading faces is a part of this ancient religion. What a fascinating fact. What made it more fascinating to me was that I had just recently posted an entry on this blog entitled Reading Faces. (I sense the beginning of a triangulation here.)
I had to find out more. My internet research discovered that the science of reading faces is called physiognomy, and that it's actually a psuedo-science because of some dangerous premises.
I wonder if Ekman would call himself a physiognomist? Here's someone who does call herself one, and she's read the faces of both the incumbent and candidate first ladies and gives her interpretation. Fun read!
What do you think? Psuedo-science? An EQ skill? (Accurately identifying an emotion in others is often a visual clue.)
By the way, do you see an old woman or a young woman in the picture above? Or something else?
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