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Season 1, Episode 9: Uncanny Valley: Why Robots Creep Us Out

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The Uncanny Valley is a common unsettling, anxious, creepy feeling people experience when androids, robots, dolls, mannequins, video games and animations closely resemble humans but are not quite realistic enough.

All Episodes - Season 1

Mind Blowing Math Facts
Episode 1
Mind Blowing Math Facts
 Top Terrifying Animals That Actually Exist
Episode 2
Top Terrifying Animals That Actually Exist
 Top Scariest Places You Can Actually Visit
Episode 3
Top Scariest Places You Can Actually Visit
 What Is ASMR?
Episode 4
What Is ASMR?
 Raining Fish, Frogs, Spider and Meat.
Episode 5
Raining Fish, Frogs, Spider and Meat.
 Why Doesn't the US Use Metric? Pirates.
Episode 6
Why Doesn't the US Use Metric? Pirates.
 The Most Secret Places in the World
Episode 7
The Most Secret Places in the World
 The Chicxulub Asteroid Impact: The Day The Dinousaurs Died
Episode 8
The Chicxulub Asteroid Impact: The Day The Dinousaurs Died
 Uncanny Valley: Why Robots Creep Us Out
Episode 9
Uncanny Valley: Why Robots Creep Us Out
 Nanorobotics: Cure For... Everything?
Episode 10
Nanorobotics: Cure For... Everything?
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