David Eagleman

So you can tell if a face doesn't look right. Imagine you're looking at your wife's face and someone's drawn to the side. You would immediately be able to tell.

So you can tell if a face doesn't look right. Imagine you're looking at your wife's face and someone's drawn to the side. You would immediately be able to tell.

Now, the problem was they thought that was a great suggestion and went for that, but they didn't know whose face to use because in the European Union, you've got all these different countries and everyone wants their own person, their own king.

Now, the problem was they thought that was a great suggestion and went for that, but they didn't know whose face to use because in the European Union, you've got all these different countries and everyone wants their own person, their own king.

Now, the problem was they thought that was a great suggestion and went for that, but they didn't know whose face to use because in the European Union, you've got all these different countries and everyone wants their own person, their own king.

So what they did finally is they used the face of the mythical goddess Europa. Now there you go. Which is sort of a half step in the right direction because on the one hand, we can get used to it and recognize, hey, that face doesn't look right. But it's not a face we immediately recognize because it's a made up face, first of all. So it wasn't the perfect solution, but it got us closer.

So what they did finally is they used the face of the mythical goddess Europa. Now there you go. Which is sort of a half step in the right direction because on the one hand, we can get used to it and recognize, hey, that face doesn't look right. But it's not a face we immediately recognize because it's a made up face, first of all. So it wasn't the perfect solution, but it got us closer.

So what they did finally is they used the face of the mythical goddess Europa. Now there you go. Which is sort of a half step in the right direction because on the one hand, we can get used to it and recognize, hey, that face doesn't look right. But it's not a face we immediately recognize because it's a made up face, first of all. So it wasn't the perfect solution, but it got us closer.

So one is your ability to recognize other people's faces. This is evolutionarily very important. We're an extremely social species. So we live in small groups and we look at faces and the identity is massively important to us.

So one is your ability to recognize other people's faces. This is evolutionarily very important. We're an extremely social species. So we live in small groups and we look at faces and the identity is massively important to us.

So one is your ability to recognize other people's faces. This is evolutionarily very important. We're an extremely social species. So we live in small groups and we look at faces and the identity is massively important to us.

And we're so good at it that when you realize that the difference from face to face is like a tiny difference in the distance between the eyes or the length of the nose or the frenulum These are really subtle differences. Yeah. But we are exquisitely good at it because we're a social creature.

And we're so good at it that when you realize that the difference from face to face is like a tiny difference in the distance between the eyes or the length of the nose or the frenulum These are really subtle differences. Yeah. But we are exquisitely good at it because we're a social creature.

And we're so good at it that when you realize that the difference from face to face is like a tiny difference in the distance between the eyes or the length of the nose or the frenulum These are really subtle differences. Yeah. But we are exquisitely good at it because we're a social creature.

Now, the issue about why you don't recognize your own face, that's because you only see your face from a particular angle in the mirror straight on. So it's backwards. By the way, it's left, right reversed in the mirror. But also you don't see yourself from all the other angles. Oh, it was a side profile too, yeah. Yeah. I was like, that's not what side profile looks like.

Now, the issue about why you don't recognize your own face, that's because you only see your face from a particular angle in the mirror straight on. So it's backwards. By the way, it's left, right reversed in the mirror. But also you don't see yourself from all the other angles. Oh, it was a side profile too, yeah. Yeah. I was like, that's not what side profile looks like.

Now, the issue about why you don't recognize your own face, that's because you only see your face from a particular angle in the mirror straight on. So it's backwards. By the way, it's left, right reversed in the mirror. But also you don't see yourself from all the other angles. Oh, it was a side profile too, yeah. Yeah. I was like, that's not what side profile looks like.

I was like, you're crazy. It's exactly what your side profile looks like. This is analogous to you for different reasons, but it's analogous to hearing your own voice. You and I as podcasters are probably much more used to hearing our voice than other people. But when you're a kid and you hear your own voice on a tape recorder, you think, it doesn't sound anything like me.

I was like, you're crazy. It's exactly what your side profile looks like. This is analogous to you for different reasons, but it's analogous to hearing your own voice. You and I as podcasters are probably much more used to hearing our voice than other people. But when you're a kid and you hear your own voice on a tape recorder, you think, it doesn't sound anything like me.

I was like, you're crazy. It's exactly what your side profile looks like. This is analogous to you for different reasons, but it's analogous to hearing your own voice. You and I as podcasters are probably much more used to hearing our voice than other people. But when you're a kid and you hear your own voice on a tape recorder, you think, it doesn't sound anything like me.