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Into the Uncanny Valley

Into the Uncanny Valley

FromStuff To Blow Your Mind


Into the Uncanny Valley

FromStuff To Blow Your Mind

ratings:
Length:
59 minutes
Released:
Apr 4, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

From bad CGI characters to creepy humanoid robots, everyone knows the uncanny valley effect when they see it. But where did this idea come from and to what extent is it actually a thing? Join Robert and Joe as they descend into the uncanny valley and explore just what's going on in our minds when we lock eyes with less-than-human simulacrums. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
Released:
Apr 4, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Deep in the back of your mind, you’ve always had the feeling that there’s something strange about reality. There is. Join Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick as they examine neurological quandaries, cosmic mysteries, evolutionary marvels and our transhuman future.