Seeing something that looks almost but not exactly human can be a strange and frightening experience for some people. This effect has been known for decades as the uncanny valley. In recent years, ...

A new TikTok trend features users doing their makeup to appear like unsettling, humanoid creatures to invoke an uneasy feeling called the “uncanny valley,” which researchers believe is caused by ...

Sometimes robots make us feel uneasy because they make us think of death. Now, researchers are putting some real effort behind making our immortal creations feel a bit more alive. Humanlike robots can ...

Follow this makeup trend to verify you are not a robot — but want to be. The viral “uncanny valley” makeup trend is taking over TikTok, as creators try to spook their viewers with their scary good ...

Over the last few weeks, the uncanny valley makeup look has gone viral, just in time for Halloween. The hashtag #uncannyvalleymakeup has more than 40 million views, and the effect is definitely ...

Natasha Lyonne had a long press line clamoring for her attention Thursday night at the second season premiere of Peacock's Poker Face in Hollywood. The veteran actress, whose multi-hyphenate duties on ...

The second season of Poker Face was celebrated Thursday at the Hollywood Legion Theater where Natasha Lyonne, the star, executive producer, writer, and director, took a time-out from the premiere ...

Most Pokémon take the shape of animals, plants, or objects. A selection, though, has adopted such human-like qualities that they enter the uncanny valley. Pokémon are meant to be seen as pets, but in ...