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This Creepy Face Perfectly Explains the Uncanny Valley

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A viral image captures that creepy feeling we get when something is humanlike but not quite right.

Something weird happens if you put “average” faces together—they get more attractive. Some research suggests that this may be because we find symmetrical faces more attractive, and a crooked nose on one face and a droopy eye on another get washed out by other noses and eyes making an overall...

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