
Stuff You Should Know
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In 1970, roboticist Masahiro Mori wrote an essay that said the closer robots come to lifelike, the more they unsettle humans. His theory became the Uncanny Valley, and science has been evaluating it – and what makes something creepy - in recent years. Learn all about it with Josh and Chuck in this classic episode.
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Previous episodes
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2917 - Selects: Is The Uncanny Valley Real? Sat, 25 Mar 2023
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2916 - An Interesting, Vastly Incomplete Look at Baseball Cards Thu, 23 Mar 2023
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2915 - Short Stuff: Semantic Satiation Wed, 22 Mar 2023
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2914 - The Tragic Tale of Floyd Collins Tue, 21 Mar 2023
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2913 - Selects: Do People Really Run Off to Join the French Foreign Legion? Sat, 18 Mar 2023
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2912 - Arcades: Nostalgia Abounds Thu, 16 Mar 2023
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2911 - Short Stuff: John Cage's 639 Year Concert Wed, 15 Mar 2023
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2910 - That's Amaro! Tue, 14 Mar 2023
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2909 - Selects: The Time Nazis Invaded Florida Sat, 11 Mar 2023
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2908 - Woodstock: The Festival for Stardust, Golden Hippies Thu, 09 Mar 2023
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2907 - Short Stuff: Paprika Wed, 08 Mar 2023
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2906 - Noncompete Agreements, Come On Tue, 07 Mar 2023
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2905 - Selects: Live From San Francisco: How Malls Work Sat, 04 Mar 2023
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2904 - Crosswords episode, perhaps? Thu, 02 Mar 2023
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2903 - Short Stuff: La Pascualita Wed, 01 Mar 2023
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2902 - The Awe-Inspiring, Absolutely Crucial Amazon Tue, 28 Feb 2023
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2901 - Selects: Who Committed the 1912 Villisca Ax Murders? Sat, 25 Feb 2023
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2900 - Naps: Chuck's Secret Talent Thu, 23 Feb 2023
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2899 - Short Stuff: Sleeping On It Wed, 22 Feb 2023
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2898 - The Mystery of the Lost Amber Room Tue, 21 Feb 2023
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2897 - Selects: The Max Headroom Affair Sat, 18 Feb 2023
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2896 - The Beverly Hills Supper Club Fire Thu, 16 Feb 2023
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2895 - Short Stuff: Beulah Mae Donald Wed, 15 Feb 2023
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2894 - The Glorious Flamingo Tue, 14 Feb 2023
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2893 - Selects: Cave Diving: Totally Nuts Sat, 11 Feb 2023
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2892 - How (O)possums Work Thu, 09 Feb 2023
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2891 - Short Stuff: No Shirt, No Shoes, WTF Wed, 08 Feb 2023
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2890 - Honey: Nature's Wonder Sugar Tue, 07 Feb 2023
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2889 - Selects: How Easy Bake Ovens Work Sat, 04 Feb 2023
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2888 - The Largely Equine History of Veterinary Medicine Thu, 02 Feb 2023
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2887 - Short Stuff: Bird Migration Wed, 01 Feb 2023
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2886 - Must We Suffer Emotional Pain? Tue, 31 Jan 2023
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2885 - Selects: Elephants: The Best Animals? Sat, 28 Jan 2023
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2884 - How Attachment Theory Works Thu, 26 Jan 2023
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2883 - Short Stuff: Adam's Apples and Throat Lumps Wed, 25 Jan 2023
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2882 - Let's Talk About John DeLorean Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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2881 - Selects: How Game Shows Work Sat, 21 Jan 2023
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2880 - Toast: As in browned bread Thu, 19 Jan 2023
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2879 - Short Stuff: Women Pirates Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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2878 - The Louisiana Purchase: Not a Purchase Tue, 17 Jan 2023
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2877 - Selects: How Therapeutic Hypothermia Works Sat, 14 Jan 2023
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2876 - How Tarot Works? Thu, 12 Jan 2023
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2875 - Short Stuff: Forest Lawn Memorial Park Wed, 11 Jan 2023
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2874 - How Enron Fooled the World Tue, 10 Jan 2023
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2873 - Selects: How Perfume Works Sat, 07 Jan 2023
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2872 - When Mount St. Helens Blew Its Top Thu, 05 Jan 2023
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2871 - Short Stuff: Dangers of Nose Picking Wed, 04 Jan 2023
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2870 - The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald (not the song) Tue, 03 Jan 2023
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2869 - Selects: Could There Be A Loch Ness Monster? Sat, 31 Dec 2022
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2868 - The Rocky Horror Picture Show Podcast Episode Thu, 29 Dec 2022
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