A vintage compilation of black-and-white grid photographs showing the phrenologist Bernard Hollander from various angles. The images systematically document his head to illustrate his system of cranial measurements, capturing side profiles, frontal views, and rear angles of his head and neck.

The Artist’s Brain

Someone shared a reel with me recently. A man was explaining neuroscience research on how the brain processes threat versus curiosity. He was talking about why people think differently, why some instinctively reach for safety while others instinctively reach for the new. He framed it in political terms, and the comments were on fire. I…