Uncanny

The uncanny valley started as a futurists fear about the future of robotics. But we have seen multiple instances of unsettling imagery in CGI that has us employing the uncanny hypothesis. There is also some skepticism about whether this phenomenon is even real. We explore the various suggestions about what accounts for the uncanny valley, whether it is real, and what behaviorism might contribute to understanding it. Recommendations Abraham: El Camino Christmas (https://www.netflix.com/title/80178974) Shane: Guardians of the Galaxy - Cosmic Rewind (https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/attractions/epcot/guardians-of-the-galaxy-cosmic-rewind/) Links: https://theconversation.com/uncanny-valley-why-we-find-human-like-robots-and-dolls-so-creepy-50268 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0010027715300640 https://youtu.be/CNdAIPoh8a4 https://youtu.be/VmgS2JltwX4 https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/unexplained-phenomena/uncanny-valley.htm https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-uncanny-valley https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/ai-uncanny-valley?loggedin=true&rnd=1700967450205 https://gizmodo.com/is-the-uncanny-valley-pseudoscience-5454086 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-we-do-what-we-do--3419521/support. Support our podcast: www.patreon.com/wwdwwdpodcast