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EPISODE · Dec 14, 2009 · 1 MIN

Unreasonable Facsimile

from US News | Science Discoveries · host National Science Foundation

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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