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A new take on the 19th-century skull collection of Samuel Morton
October 4, 2018 by NewsBot
After unearthing and analyzing handwritten documentation from scientist Samuel Morton, a doctoral candidate drew a new conclusion about the infamous 19th-century collection: though Morton accurately measured the brain size of hundreds of human skulls, racist bias still plagued his science.
