Uncanny Valley: Creepiness Gets Some Neuroscience
Saturday, July 14, 2012 - 05:10
in Psychology & Sociology
Why do clowns freak us out? And why are robots cute until they look too much like people, and then then they creep us out?It's our old friend the Uncanny Valley and it basically postulates that the more realistic something a human likeness gets, the more repulsive it is. I don't mean like realistic special effects in "Wrath Of The Titans" - a giant, flaming lava of hand of Chronos looks cool - but rather when it comes to humanoids, be they zombies or robots. read more