117: History of Personality Tests
500 Open Tabs · May 13, 2026 · 50:31
500 Open Tabs · May 13, 2026 · 50:31
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This week we learn how personality tests went from determining if you could handle PTSD in WW1 to whether or not you could be employed by a Fortune 500 company. A listener emails tells the story of that time Gary Larson had to explain a not so complicated Far Side comic to his fans.
Episode Tabs:
The First Personality Test Was Developed During World War I
Listener Tabs:
Odd This Day
https://mulberryhall.medium.com/odd-this-day-177340319a6c
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