A rare condition makes other people’s faces look distorted. Why a new case is important

A highly unusual new case is giving scientists insights about what causes illusions of facial distortion

Robin Kramer, Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology, University of Lincoln • conversation
March 28, 2024 • ~6 min

Face recognition technology follows a long analog history of surveillance and control based on identifying physical features

Face recognition technology follows earlier biometric surveillance techniques, including fingerprints, passport photos and iris scans. It’s the first that can be done without the subject’s knowledge.

Sharrona Pearl, Associate Professor of Bioethics and History, Drexel University • conversation
Jan. 19, 2024 • ~8 min

AI-generated faces look just like real ones – but evidence shows your brain can tell the difference

Scientists measured the brain activity of people trying to discern real from synthetic faces.

Robin Kramer, Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology, University of Lincoln • conversation
Nov. 7, 2023 • ~7 min

Machine learning is helping police work out what people on the run now look like

How do police forces make artificially aged images of people who have been missing for years?

Charlie Frowd, Professor of Forensic Psychology, University of Central Lancashire • conversation
Feb. 20, 2023 • ~6 min

Deepfakes: faces created by AI now look more real than genuine photos

People often struggle to distinguish between real faces and artificial ones made by a computer.

Manos Tsakiris, Professor of Psychology, Director of the Centre for the Politics of Feelings, Royal Holloway University of London • conversation
Jan. 23, 2023 • ~6 min

Face masks: why your eyes might be saying more than you realise

Your mouth might be obscured, but science shows you say a huge amount with your eyes.

Nigel Holt, Professor of Psychology, Aberystwyth University • conversation
Sept. 1, 2020 • ~6 min

Clear masks for caregivers mean young children can keep learning from adults' faces

With caregivers' faces covered, infants and young children will miss out on all the visual cues they'd normally get during stages of rapid developmental growth.

Lisa S. Scott, Professor in Psychology, University of Florida • conversation
June 1, 2020 • ~6 min

Humanizing the coronavirus as an invisible enemy is human nature

Thinking of SARS-CoV-2 as an invisible enemy with an evil personality and humanlike motivations is a natural offshoot of the way people evolved to anthropomorphize so as not to overlook threats.

Stewart Guthrie, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, Fordham University • conversation
May 22, 2020 • ~7 min

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