Thomas Gibbons was a kid when he first stepped to the edge of the uncanny valley — that psychic space where the brain boggles at depictions of humans that look almost (but not quite) like the real ...

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 ...

A robotic butt named SHIRI touches upon every nook and cranny of the uncanny valley, especially as a human pokes, slaps and strokes its fleshlike surface. It's downright creepy. SHIRI is a Japanese ...

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 ...