On this episode of "Uncanny Valley," author Carter Sherman breaks down the forces shaping Gen Z's unique relationship to sex.

The writer-director takes us behind the scenes of the Peacock series' latest season and inside his creative process on some ...

The Uncanny Valley Explained - Why Robots, Dolls and Mannequins are Creepy The Uncanny Valley is a common unsettling, anxious, creepy feeling people experience when androids, robots, dolls ...

Tomb Raider, Zelda, San Andreas, and Super Mario Galaxy also have unexpectedly eerie aspects. There are many ways that a game can end up being creepy to play, even if it's not inherently ...

The “uncanny valley” is a characteristic dip in emotional response that happens when we encounter an entity that is almost, but not quite, human. It was first hypothesised in 1970 by Japanese ...

What's so scary about these life-like machines? Japanese roboticist Masahiro Mori has an answer: According to what he calls the Uncanny Valley theory, the more human-looking a machine becomes, the ...

Uncanny Valley makeup is about more than just a Halloween costume; it speaks to a cultural shift. A professional makeup artist explains.

But Nemo isn’t creepy, Pikachu doesn’t give you the willies, and Big Bird is nowhere near the precipice of the uncanny valley. Still, roboticists and animators need to know: When virtual and robotic ...

Makeup artist Lucky Bromhead initially posted this video on TikTok as part of the uncanny valley trend.