Silly scribbles: CBC News asks graphologist to comment on new officials

Graphology? SERIOUSLY? Earlier this week, we linked to a story about the popularity of this nonsensical analysis in France. It showed up in Canada now. What the new Bank of Canada governor’s signature may say about him – Business – CBC News. Now that we know that Poloz will be the next governor, we thought it would be fun to ask a handwriting expert to analyze the signatures of the last few governors, as well as the next man to sign Canadian banknotes. Elaine Charal analyzes handwriting for clues about someone’s personality; companies consult her in their executive hiring decisions. Graphology is not science —for a critique, see the link in the left column by former Simon Fraser University pyschologist Barry Beyerstein. She then comments on the signatures of Stephen Poloz, Mark Carney, David A. Dodge, Gordon Thiessen and John Crow. Included in a small link that you have to search to find is the Quackwatch essay by Beyerstein. Nice that they included something in such a ridiculous piece but no one will bother to read why this is complete rubbish. But, here’s a clip: In this essay I have argued that graphology, despite its scientific pretensions, remains mired in [...]