Articles tagged with "robot"

Uncanny Valley

17 February 2026

Uncanny Valley

Do you ever get the creeps from a robot that's just a bit too lifelike, or feel a shiver run down your spine when a CGI character seems like it's almost - but not quite - human? This weird feeling is called the uncanny valley effect.

Isaac Asimov

1 August 1992

Isaac Asimov, one of the great explainers of the age, died on 6 April, aged 72.