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The Tipping Point of Humanness

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the isn't-that-uncanny dept.

sciencehabit writes "Robert Zemeckis, take note. Using videos that morph the face of a baby or man into a doll, researchers have figured out at what point we stop considering a face human — and start considering it artificial. The ability, the researchers say, is key to our survival, enabling us to quickly determine whether the eyes we're looking at have a mind behind them. It may also explain why so many people hated The Polar Express."

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  1. Yo mamma's so fat by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yo mamma's so fat, the recursive function calculating her mass density had a stack overflow.

  2. The Polar Express was a Cartoon by RobotRunAmok · · Score: 5, Funny

    No reason to hate the puppets. But this does give some indication as to why Nancy Pelosi makes so many people uneasy...

  3. Re:LOTR by TheLink · · Score: 5, Funny

    Any single frame looks just like Jeff Bridges sure, but when it's all put together the effect is still a little stiff.

    I've noticed a similar issue when watching Nicholas Cage and Keanu Reeves movies.

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  4. Re:LOTR by morgan_greywolf · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've noticed a similar issue when watching Nicholas Cage and Keanu Reeves movies.

    Whoa!

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  5. Key to survival by Arancaytar · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, I guess it'd be pretty important if the zombie uprising ever happens, or the world is taken over by sentient dolls.