The Return of Physiognomy: Interpretive Art or Pseudo-Science?

Physiognomy — the judgement of character according to appearance — is experiencing a renaissance. On Twitter, the phrase ‘physiognomy remains undefeated’ is used (I’m assuming tongue-in-cheek) frequently. Although it is widely considered a pseudo-science, its revival, in certain circles, coincides with other ‘post-truth’ practices that privilege intuition over fact.