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Unreasonable Facsimile

Author
National Science Foundation
Published
Mon 14 Dec 2009
Episode Link
http://nsfgov.http.internapcdn.net/nsfgov_vitalstream_com/podcast/facsimile.mp3

Princeton University researchers have come up with a new twist on the mysterious visual phenomenon experienced by humans known as the "uncanny valley." That twist is that monkeys experience the same exact feeling. The uncanny valley describes that disquieting feeling that occurs when viewers look at representations designed to be as human-like as possible.

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