Is the Uncanny Valley Real?

Is the Uncanny Valley Real?

In 1970, roboticist Masahiro Mori wrote an essay that said the closer robots come to lifelike, the more they unsettle humans. His theory became the Uncanny Valley, and science has been evaluating it – and what makes something creepy - in recent years.

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How Burning Man Works

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How Ghosts Work

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Capgras Syndrome: You Are Not Who You Think You Are

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How Drag Queens Work

How Drag Queens Work

You can trace the origin of men dressing as women in public back to classic Greek theater, but modern drag queens owe their real inception to vaudeville. Dip your toe into the politics and culture of ...

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How do trees affect the weather?

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What happened to the lost colony at Roanoke?

What happened to the lost colony at Roanoke?

Before Jamestown became the first successful English colony in the New World, an entire group of settlers vanished. For the last 430 years, Roanoke has been an American mystery. Learn the theories of ...

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How Coffins Work

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