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  • In science, this anomaly is called "Morton's toe," and all that doctors have been able to deduce is this foot structure can lead to excessive pressure behind the second toe at the ball of the foot, sparking chronic pain.

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  • Anyone whose foot rolls inward (pronation) during a stride is a candidate, but the real high risk for runners are people with extremely flat feet, a large, pronating forefoot, or a so-called "Morton's foot" (where the second toe is longer than the first, causing an exaggerated pronation).

    NYDN Rss Dr Lewis Maharam 2011

  • The working group would be comprised of senior DHS and Department of Justice officials who would utilize ICE Director John Morton's memo on Prosecutorial Discretion to identify low-priority and high priority removal cases.

    Kristian Ramos: What The White Houses' Change In Deportation Standards Says About The 2012 Elections Kristian Ramos 2011

  • But he went further than that, delving into Morton's raw data to show that his beliefs had warped his science.

    When We See What We Want Jonah Lehrer 2011

  • The working group would be comprised of senior DHS and Department of Justice officials who would utilize ICE Director John Morton's memo on Prosecutorial Discretion to identify low-priority and high priority removal cases.

    Kristian Ramos: What The White Houses' Change In Deportation Standards Says About The 2012 Elections Kristian Ramos 2011

  • A new study by a team of anthropologists led by Jason Lewis of Stanford has reanalyzed Morton's data, measuring more than 300 of the skulls used in the original research.

    When We See What We Want Jonah Lehrer 2011

  • Needless to say, Mr. Gould, who died in 2002, despised Morton's racist ideology.

    When We See What We Want Jonah Lehrer 2011

  • To their surprise, the anthropologists discovered that the overwhelming majority of Morton's skull data was accurate.

    When We See What We Want Jonah Lehrer 2011

  • Although they strongly criticize Morton's racial theories, and note that variations in skull size are largely determined by climate not by genetics or innate intelligence, they conclude that he did not fudge the facts.

    When We See What We Want Jonah Lehrer 2011

  • This led many of Morton's contemporaries to conclude that intelligence was a racial trait and that some races were inherently smarter than others.

    When We See What We Want Jonah Lehrer 2011

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