Frank Gonzalez-Crussi

Mar 15, 2023 | laphamsquarterly.org | Frank Gonzalez-Crussi

The ancients were sure that some kind of effluence streams out of the eyes, and wondered how this hypothetical gushing forth could affect us. The superstition of the “evil eye” falls entirely within this manner of thinking, and it is a matter of no small historical interest. Plutarch recounts an interesting discussion on this topic. It took place at a banquet given by his friend Mestrius Florus, a Roman consul under Emperor Vespasian and a comrade-in-arms of Plutarch during the battle of Betriacum.

Mar 11, 2023 | nextbigideaclub.com | Colin Campbell |Rebecca Roberts |Leah Penniman |Frank Gonzalez-Crussi

Magazine / The Language of the Face: Stories of Its Uniquely Expressive Features Arts & Culture Book Bites Psychology Frank Gonzalez-Crussi was a professor at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine for nearly forty years. His specialization is pediatric pathology, and he has published 22 books. Below, Frank shares 5 key insights from his new book, The Language of the Face: Stories of Its Uniquely Expressive Features.

Mar 7, 2023 | mitpress.mit.edu | Frank Gonzalez-Crussi

Description Praise A broad and riveting cultural history of physiognomy, exploring how the desire to divine deeper meaning from our looks has compelled humans for millennia. How do you read a face? For thousands of years, artists, philosophers, and scientists have explored the question of what our outer appearance might reveal about our inner selves.