Seeing something that looks almost but not exactly human can be a strange and frightening experience for some people. This effect has been known for decades as the uncanny valley. In recent years, ...
TikTok users are showing off their makeup skills with looks designed to make viewers feel uncomfortable in a very specific way. The trend is called “uncanny valley makeup,” and it stems from the ...
Follow this makeup trend to verify you are not a robot — but want to be. The viral “uncanny valley” makeup trend is taking over TikTok, as creators try to spook their viewers with their scary good ...
A new TikTok trend features users doing their makeup to appear like unsettling, humanoid creatures to invoke an uneasy feeling called the “uncanny valley,” which researchers believe is caused by ...
Even if we can’t “see them”, programs like ChatGPT's ability to emote like a human gives some people an eerie feeling. Scientists have a few theories on why this phenomenon happens. Humanoid robots ...
A new analysis of brain scans may explain why hyperrealistic androids and animated characters can be creepy. By measuring people’s neural activity as they viewed pictures of humans and robots, ...
A young adult diagnosed with autism recently told me about how they are aware that, when interacting with peers and striving to act neurotypically, and even seemingly doing this well (they are an ...