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Mentioned in 2 episodes
Decoding the Hand
A History of Science, Medicine and Magic
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Mentioned in 2 episodes
Mentioned by 

as 

's new book.


Richard Fidler


Alison Bashford

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Telling the future and the past through the palm
Mentioned by Eleanor Evans as a fascinating book about the history of reading the body and hands.

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What your hands say about you – according to history
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as the subject of her interview with Professor 

.


Dr. Miranda Melcher


Alison Bashford

Alison Bashford, "Decoding the Hand: A History of Science, Medicine, and Magic" (U Chicago Press, 2025)
Mentioned by 

as a book exploring the interdisciplinary connections between science, medicine, and magic.


Miranda Melcher

Alison Bashford, "Decoding the Hand: A History of Science, Medicine, and Magic" (U Chicago Press, 2025)
Mentioned by 

, her new book explores the history of palmistry and its surprising entanglement with science, medicine, and magic.


Alison Bashford

Genes and hands: mapping character and health
Mentioned as 

's book, exploring the history of science, medicine, and magic through hand reading.


Alison Bashford

Alison Bashford, "Decoding the Hand: A History of Science, Medicine, and Magic" (U Chicago Press, 2025)
Mentioned by 

as the book the interview is about, exploring the history of science, medicine, and magic through hand reading.


Miranda Melcher

Alison Bashford, "Decoding the Hand: A History of Science, Medicine, and Magic" (U Chicago Press, 2025)







